Washington , Oct 15,2012: In a new Milestone for Sri Lanka's Humanitarian Demining Project, the Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) of the United States has honored Sri Lanka Army sapper DKN Rohan and Mine Detection Dog Spartacus as the best Mine Detection Dog (MDD) Team for the year 2012. The Sri Lankan team was selected for this prestigious award out of 107 teams representing 11 countries.
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Special Consular Service for the Sri Lankan Refugees in Tamil Nadu
The Office of the Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka in Chennai conducted a Special Consular Service for Sri Lankans living in Tamil Nadu refugee camps on Saturday the 20 th October 2012 at the Chancery premises.
This was the very first event to be held at the new Chancery premises which was opened on 20 th September 2012.
Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles takes initiatives to promote Sri Lanka at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles organized a Sri Lanka Promotional event in collaboration with the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, California, USA on October 15th, 2012 at the Chamber conference hall.
The “Sri Lanka Promotion” at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce was an awareness campaign, which focused on overview of Sri Lanka, trade, investment and tourism.
India-Sri Lanka Foundation enables projects to foster bilateral relations
The Board of Directors of the India-Sri Lanka Foundation headed by the High Commissioners of India and Sri Lanka and two members each nominated by the governments of India and Sri Lanka met recently to consider about 60 new project proposals that were submitted by both individuals and institutions of the two countries, seeking financial assistance for projects/events.
“Nikini Vessa” touches Bangkok Soil
Award winning “Nikini Vessa” (August Drizzle) a Sinhala film was screened at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) recently.
“A journey is an adventure to unknown, and Sri Lanka is a paradise on the earth that shall not be missed”
Says Chen Dan Yan the famous Chinese Novelist and Travel Writer to the “Cross Latitude” travel programme” of East Radio in China.
(Chen Danyan is on the right and May Ma on left)
Cross Latitude of East Radio is broadcasted in Shanghai and other cities in Yangtze River Delta area every weekend from 8 pm to 9 pm on AM792 and FM89.9, covering a population over 100 million. The entire discussion on East China Radio was aired on four consecutive weekends recently.
20th International Travel Show – T T Warsaw 2012
Sri Lanka took part at the T T Warsaw Travel Show, held from 27th- 29th September 2012 in Warsaw, Poland.
On behalf of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Poland took an active role in Sri Lanka’s participation at this annual event.
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