Poland’s flag carrier LOT to begin direct flights to Sri Lanka

WARSAW, August 2019: Starting this winter season, Poland’s flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines will fly from Warsaw to Sri Lanka with flights being operated seasonally,…

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Ambassador to Austria, Saroja Sirisena assumes duties

VIENNA, July 2019: Sri Lanka’s new ambassador to Austria,  Saroja Sirisena assumed duties  at the mission on 01 July 2019 at a ceremony that featured…

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2019 Common Ground Award bestowed upon Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

LONDON, June 2019: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka’s first and only female President, was awarded the 2019 Common Ground Award for her vision,…

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Brussels welcomes new Sri Lankan ambassador Grace Asirwatham

BRUSSELS, June 2019: The new Sri Lankan ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, Grace Asirwatham has commenced duties at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels….

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Sangakkara set to make history as first non-British President of MCC

LONDON, May 2019: Cricket legend and former national captain Kumar Sangakkara was announced as the next President of the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), becoming the…

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Dutch museum to start talks on returning stolen art to Sri Lanka

AMSTERDAM, March 2019: One of the Netherlands’ most venerated institutions, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is starting talks with Sri Lanka about some 1,000 pieces in…

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Proposal to conduct GCE (O/L) exam overseas gaining momentum

GENEVA: A proposal by the Department of Examinations to conduct the G.C.E (O.L) Examination overseas for the children of Sri Lankans living abroad is gaining momentum…

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