The Sri Lanka Embassy in Turkey celebrated Vesak for the first time at the Chancery premises with Buddhist religious activities on 24 May 2022. On the invitation of the Embassy, Venerable Bhante Pannawansa Thero curren ...
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The United Nations General Assembly adopts Sri Lanka sponsored resolution to declare 1 March as ‘World Sea-grass Day’
The United Nations General Assembly adopted on 23 May 2022, a Sri Lanka sponsored Resolution A/76/L.56, declaring 1 March as World Seagrass Day. The resolution was adopted by consensus, and co-sponsored by 24 countries ...
Sri Lankan and Thai Buddhists in South Africa Celebrate Vesak on the theme of Religious Harmony
The staff of the Sri Lanka Mission in Pretoria, South Africa together with Sri Lankans in Johannesburg participated in the 2022 Vesak celebrations by special invitation of the Thai Buddhist Temple - Johannesburg Medita ...
Vesak celebrated in Brussels
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels celebrated Vesak at the Official Residence on 22 May 2022 with the participation of Sri Lankan community in Belgium and Luxembourg. Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery in the Netherlands ...
The Vesak Full Moon Poya Day celebrated in Manila
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Manila together with the Universal Wisdom Foundation Inc. (UWFI) celebrated the ‘Vesak Full Moon Poya Day’ at the Wisdom Park with the participation of the Ambassadors and other diplomatic o ...
Sri Lanka’s role in getting due recognition for Vesak Day highlighted at celebrations in Kathmandu
Addressing the Vesak day celebration at the Embassy in Kathmandu on 18th May, Ambassador Himalee Arunatilaka highlighted the contribution made by Sri Lanka in making Vesak a public holiday in Nepal, as well as getting ...
Consulate General in Mumbai promotes Cinnamon with ISKCON temple
Launching a Ceylon Cinnamon promotion campaign, the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Mumbai made arrangements to offer 5kgs of Ceylon Cinnamon to Lord Krishna at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (IS ...
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