Community Outreach in Toronto under Clean Sri Lanka Programme
TORONTO:On Saturday, January 4, 2025, the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Toronto conducted its first voluntary community outreach under the Clean Sri Lanka programme…
Sri Lanka President’s vandalized office featured in TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2022
NEW YORK CITY: On July 9, 2022, protesters stormed the President’s House in Colombo, leaving a powerful mark on Sri Lanka’s political landscape. Among the…
Ottawa murders reverberate in Sri Lanka where families mourn mass killing victims
OTTAWA: Flowers sit at the scene of a homicide where six people were found dead in the Barrhaven suburb of Ottawa on March 7.Sean Kilpatrick/The…
Meet the Willy Wonka of Newfoundland — originally from Sri Lanka
Newfoundland and Labrador: Milinda is the owner of Chocolate de Champ, a small homemade chocolate business he runs out of his home in L’Anse au…
Sri Lankan born Tamil Gary Anandasangaree appointed Canadian Minister
OTTAWA: Sri Lankan born Tamil MP Gary Anandasangaree has been appointed as a Cabinet Minister in the Canadian Government. He is the youngest son of…
Patrick Mendis, longtime Minnesotan, transatlantic relations scholar honored by Sri Lanka Foundation
MINNESOTA: Patrick Mendis, an award-winning University of Minnesota alumnus, has recently been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sri Lanka Foundation in Los…
“Celebration of Ceylon Spices” in the United States
WASHINGTON DC: The Embassy of Sri Lanka to the United States, in collaboration with the American Spice Trade Association (ASTA), hosted a vibrant evening reception…
Human Rights Watch urges Sri Lanka to revoke sweeping new order to restrict protest
NEW YORK: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Sri Lankan government to reverse a new regulation that unlawfully restricts protests in large areas…
US announces $40 million agricultural aid to Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: The United States has announced $40 million in aid to buy fertilizer and other key agricultural inputs in time for the next cultivation season…
Two Canadians of Sri Lankan origin among Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2022
OTTAWA: Two Canadians of Sri Lankan origin, Professor Janaka Ruwanpura and Dr. Sivakumar Gulasingam have been named among the Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2022,…