Foreign Minister addresses 50th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva
GENEVA: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris addressing the 50th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on…
Boosting renewable skills in Sri Lanka
GLASGOW: Researchers from theScottishGlasgow Caledonian University (GCU) have recently been tasked with helping Sri Lanka upskill its renewable energy workforce so it can reach its threshold of renewable-source…
UK appoints International Champion to support countries like Sri Lanka to deal with climate change
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed the former Secretary of State for International Development, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, as the UK’s International Champion on…
Sri Lanka added to UK’s quarantine-free travel corridors list
LONDON: Sri Lanka is among nine countries to have been added to the UK’s updated safe travel corridor list, meaning anyone arriving from these countries…
Sri Lanka donates Ceylon Tea to the Royal Hospital Chelsea
LONDON: As a gesture of goodwill to appreciate the service rendered by the iconic veterans of the British Army, a donation of Ceylon tea was…
Godfrey Cooray is Sri Lanka’s new ambassador to Norway
OSLO:The newly appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Norway Godfrey Cooray presented the Letters of Credence to King Harald V on 22…
MCC to extend Sangakkara’s term as President amid coronavirus crisis
LONDON: Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will be offered a one-year extension as president of the Marylebone Cricket Club in the “extraordinary circumstances” resulting…
Ranil Jayawardena appointed as UK’s Minister of Trade
LONDON: The office of the Department for International Trade in UK has announced that Ranil Jayawardena has been appointed as the Minister of Trade by…
Sri Lankan Embassy in Moscow celebrates International Women’s Day
MOSCOW, March 2020: The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow organized an event in order to celebrate the International Women’s Day on 9 March. The…
Saroja Sirisena is new High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom
LONDON, March 2020: The new High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Saroja Sirisena assumed duties on 2 March 2020. She was received…