The Second Round of Senior Officials’ Talks between the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade concluded in Canberra on 16th November 2017. The Senior Officials’ Ta ...
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Struggle for human rights in Sri Lanka: Progress despite a difficult legacy
By Dr Harsha de Silva, MP, Deputy Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs November 16, 2017, 11:56 pm Sinhala Translation Tamil Translation At a time when the world seems to be struggling mightily to p ...
Statement by Hon. (Dr) Harsha de Silva, Deputy Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs at the Third Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka- Geneva, 15 November 2017
Sri Lanka to be reviewed at the 28th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group on 15 November 2017
Sri Lanka's Report under the Universal Periodic Review comes up for consideration by the OHCHR Working Group on UPR on Wednesday 15 November 2017, in Geneva. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was established by the Ge ...
Deepavali celebrations in Canberra
The Sri Lanka High Commission celebrated Deepavali on 9 November at the High Commission premises with the participation of the Canberra Sri Lankan community and the Sri Vishnu Shiva Mandir. The celebration commenc ...
Ceylon Tea Promotion at Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario
Ceylon Tea was promoted at a “Tea Festival” organized by the Royal Botanical Garden in Burlington, Ontario, in partnership with the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Toronto and the Tea Association of Canada, held on 4t ...
Chairman NFCC Kim Im-kweon appointed as the new Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Busan, Republic of Korea
The Government of Sri Lanka appointed Kim Im-kweon as the new Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Busan with effect from 30 October 2017. The Commission of Appointment issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri ...