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Mangala Samaraweera appointed as Foreign Minister

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Hon. Mangala Samaraweera MP was appointed today as Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister. Taking oaths in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, he re-affirmed his commitment to “faithfully perform the duties and discharge the functions of the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the Constitution”.

This is the third time Minister Samaraweera will hold the portfolio, having held it for the first time between November 2005 and January 2007, and for the second time between January 2015 and August 2015.

New High Commissioner presents credentials

The new High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Australia, Mr. Somasundaram Skandakumar presented credentials to Sir Peter Cosgrove, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, today, 19 August 2015 at the Governm ...

Execution of three Sri Lanka nationals in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi national, Mr. Omar Yeslam Saeed, was murdered and then robbed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 11 May 2007. Six Sri Lanka nationals and two other foreign nationals were arrested in this connection by the Saudi authorities.

From the time of the arrest of the six Sri Lanka nationals, the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Jeddah continuously extended all consular assistance required by the Sri Lanka nationals.

Condolence message on Tianjin explosions

The Government and the people of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka express their heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of the People’s Republic of China over the deadly explosions that occurred in a warehouse in the coastal city of Tianjin, resulting in the death and injury of several hundreds of people.

Sri Lanka offers cash contribution to the flood victims in Myanmar

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On the request of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, President Maithripala Sirisena approved a cash contribution of USD 25,000 to be presented to the Government of Myanmar as relief aid, following the devastation to life and property caused by the recent floods in the country. The contribution was handed over to H.E. U Min Thein Zan, the Ambassador of Myanmar in Sri Lanka, by Foreign Secretary Chitranganee Wagiswara, on behalf of Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, at a simple ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday 14 August 2015. Read More

Sri Lanka’s best beaches

30th July 2015 Unawatuna Unawatuna is the default beach destination for people on shorter vacations. Unawatuna can be walked from end to end in under 15 minutes, and the small bay keeps waves relatively small. Whil ...

Condolence message on the floods in Myanmar

The Government and the people of Sri Lanka express their heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Myanmar on the loss of lives and enormous devastation caused by floods in Myanmar.

The thoughts and prayers of the people of Sri Lanka are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones in this natural disaster. It is hoped that Myanmar will make a quick recovery from this calamity.

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