Australia extends immunity to visiting Heads of State The Gillard government has cautioned that President Mahinda Rajapaksa enjoys diplomatic immunity in Australia, amid attempts to have him charged in Victoria over alle ...
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SOUTH ASIA’S MOST BUSINESS-FRIENDLY COUNTRY? SRI LANKA
While the business climate in South Asian countries is improving, excessive regulations mean it is far from easy for local entrepreneurs to run their businesses here, according to a new report by the World Bank. Althoug ...
Sri Lanka at “Tour Salon 2011”
Sri Lanka was represented at the ‘Tour Salon 2011’, held in Poznan from 19 – 22 October 2011. Representative of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau along with 6 companies viz Hayleys Tours, Jetwing Travels, Aitken S ...
Annual Sri Lanka Festival in Tokyo: “Visit Sri Lanka – Land of Peace and Tranquillity”
The Sri Lanka Festival in Tokyo, organized by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Tokyo in collaboration with Japanese and Sri Lankan Business Organizations, as an annual event for the 08th consecutive year was held at Tokyo’s Yoy ...
“Expanding Pan-Commonwealth Trade at Chogm 2013”, Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka High Commission, London, in partnership with the Commonwealth Business Council, held a reception under the theme of "Expanding Pan-Commonwealth Trade”, and the opportunities which will ensue during the Co ...
Objectivity is Sri Lanka’s expectation from the West External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris in address to leading Think Tank in France
Sri Lanka, a proud and accomplished nation, has the courage of its convictions, and is prepared to engage with the world in respect of all aspects of its current experience, External Affairs Minister Professor G. L. Peir ...
GL Insists on Impartiality by UN Groups
It is vital to ensure that the wellbeing of a country like Sri Lanka, emerging from conflict and entering an era of stability and prosperity, should not be put in peril by domestic political interests in other countries. ...