President Maithripala Sirisena to participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the United Kingdom from 16-20 April 2018 President Maithripala Sirisena will join the Heads of Government of the 53-member Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Heads of Government… Read More »President Maithripala Sirisena Participate in the CHOGM, UK
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake met Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on 26 March during a visit to Australia on the invitation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The two Ministers discussed bilateral issues ranging from… Read More »State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake visits Australia
GDP Growth: Sri Lanka’s per Capita GDP surpassed $4,000 during 2017. According to the provisional data released by the Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka grew 3.1% in 2017 with per Capita GDP at $4,065. Annual growth recorded a… Read More »Sri Lankan Economy Snapshot – March 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduces new system to submit documentation relating to Sri Lankans deceased abroad, through Divisional Secretariats. The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs, has introduced a new… Read More »New System Submitting Documentation Relating to Sri Lankans Deceased Abroad
President Maithripala Sirisena concluded a three-day official visit to Pakistan from 22-24 March 2018, where he graced the 78th Pakistan Day Celebrations, as the Chief Foreign Guest, at the invitation of Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain. President Sirisena was received by… Read More »President Maithripala Sirisena concludes Visit to Pakistan
Sri Lanka has fully returned to normal after the recent unrest in a part of Kandy District and all activities including tourism is normal, states the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau. The State of Emergency which was imposed purely as… Read More »SLTPB MEDIA RELEASE : KANDY RETURNS TO NORMALCY
12th March 2018, Colombo The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) has officially ‘commenced duties following the appointment of the Chairperson and members by His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena on 28th February 2018 upon the recommendation made by the Constitutional Council… Read More »PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICE ON MISSING PERSONS
Sri Lanka participated for the second time at ASTINDO FAIR 2018 from 02nd to 04th March 2018 at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC). Five Sri Lankan travel and tour companies- GREEN HOLIDAY (www.greenholidaytravels.com) ,Nawamini Travels (Pvt) Ltd (www.nawamini.travel) , Nkar… Read More »SRI LANKA PARTICIPATION at ASTINDO 2018
Original article : http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=180939 Sri Lanka – the new growth story playing out in the Indian Ocean, would forge ahead in partnership with countries such as Japan, India, China and Singapore, says Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Delivering the key note address… Read More »Sri Lanka to become hub of Indian Ocean in partnership with Asia
Indonesia’s Minister of Public Works and Housing H.E. Basuki Hadimoeljono has said that a new frontier of cooperation in infrastructure and connectivity with Sri Lanka has emerged following the historic State visit to Sri Lanka of H.E. President Joko… Read More »A new frontier of cooperation in infrastructure and connectivity between Indonesia and Sri Lanka has emerged – Minister Basuki Hadimoeljono