Hindu devotees as well as Buddhist, Muslim and Christian diaspora joined Mr. Pradip Jayewardene, the Consul General of Sri Lanka, to celebrate Deepavali Festival in Frankfurt last weekend. The religious ceremony to invok ...
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Sri Lankan Children received Awards at the XVI International Artistic Contest of Children and Youth
Ambassador Pamela J. Deen of Sri Lanka and Ambassador Marjan Setinc of Slovenia and his wife with exhibits of Sri Lankan children at the Art Gallery in Torun, Poland” Three Sri Lankan children were awarded with two priz ...
Deepavali Festival at Sri Lanka Embassy in Germany
In recognition of the belief and tradition of Hindu devotees, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Germany celebrated Deepavali festival on 28.10.2011 at the Embassy premises with the participation of District Mayor of Steglitz- ...
Deepavali Celebrated in Canada amidst attempts to disrupt the event
The Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa, Canada and the Consul General’s Office in Toronto in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Tamil Community, for the second time, organised a colourful event to celebrate the Deepavali ...
Professor Tissa Vitarana participates in UNESCO Leader’s Forum in Paris
During the Leaders’ Forum of the 36 th session of the UNESCO General Conference held on 26 th October this year, Hon. Prof. Tissa Vitarana, Senior Minister for Scientific Affairs, made a statement based on the theme of t ...
Sri Lanka’s New High Commissioner to Kenya presents credentials
Sri Lanka's new High Commissioner for Kenya Mr. T.Raveenthiran presented credentials to Kenyan President His Excellency Mwai Kibaki at the State House, Nairobi,Kenya recently. The High Commissioner conveyed greetings of ...
Minister Jagath Balasuriya Commends UNESCO, Supports Palestine Entry
Minister of National Heritage, Dr. Jagath Balasuriya applauded the noble mandate of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which aimed to build peace in minds and commended the mani ...