Sri Lankans around the world showcase unity in diversity at Xmas celebrations
LONDON, December 2019: As the world’s Christian population, estimated to be over two billion, celebrated Christmas across the world, Sri Lankans living and working overseas…
Sri Lanka elected Chair of Biological Weapons Convention Meet
GENEVA, December 2019: The Meeting of States Parties (MSP) to the Convention on Biological Weapons, which concluded its four day session in Geneva recently, unanimously…
Sri Lanka named premier partner of WTM London 2019
LONDON, October 2019: Sri Lankan Tourism has been named as a premier partner at WTM London 2019, the leading global event for the travel industry, …
Launch of direct flights between Warsaw and Colombo celebrated
OSLO, October 2019: The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Oslo together with Poland’s flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines celebrated the strategic initiative by LOT to launch…
45,000-year-old tiny stone tools discovered in a cave in Sri Lanka
JENA, Germany, October 2019: An international team of archaeologists has found a collection of microliths — small, retouched, often-backed stone tools — at the cave…
Sri Lanka highlights importance of education in the protection of rights of children and youth
GENEVA, October 2019: Speaking at the 2019 Social Forum of the Human Rights Council on 1 October in Geneva, the Sri Lankan delegation highlighted the…
Cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara makes history as first non-British President of Marylebone Cricket Club
LORDS, October 2019: Former Sri Lanka captain and one of the all-time legends of the sport, Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday, October 1 assumed office as…
Agreement signed to leverage nuclear technology for development
VIENNA, Seprember 2019: T.M.R. Tennakoon, Director General, Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board and Mr Dazhu Yang, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of…
Grace Asirwatham is new ambassador to the European Union
BRUSSELS, September 2019: Ambassador Grace Asirwatham presented Credentials to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the European…
New ambassador to Latvia
STOCKHOLM, September 2019: Ambassador Sudantha Ganegama Arachchi presented Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Latvia, Egils Levits as the Ambassador of…