For the 21st consecutive year the Sri Lankan Catholic migrants living in Italy gathered at the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua on 01 May 2018 for thanks giving to St. Anthony. Around 15,000 Sri Lankans in Italy attend ...
Daily Archives: May 4, 2018
Embassy of Sri Lanka in Nepal celebrates Vesak
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Kathmandu celebrated Vesak on 02 May 2018 at the Embassy premises with the participation of the Sri Lankan community, members of Buddhist Associations in Nepal, and well-wishers. The Vesak Pr ...
Sri Lankan company signs agreement with the Saudi Export Program to import products under its long term credit facility.
SELMO Pvt. Ltd from Sri Lanka signed a financing agreement with the Saudi Export Program (SEP) to import raw material related products from Saudi Arabia to Sri Lanka on long-term credit basis. This marks the first agree ...
Vesak celebrated in Amman with a religious programme and an interfaith dialogue
Vesak was celebrated at the premises of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Amman, Jordan on 29 of April 2018 with a full day programme. The programme included the observance of Ata Sil, Dhamma sermons, meditation ses ...
High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pretoria marks the Day of Vesak
Vesak, the most significant day in the calendar of Buddhists worldwide, was celebrated in a predominantly religious manner, at the Chancery premises of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pretoria. The religious rites w ...
Special Screening of an Episode of the TV Serial ‘Made in Chelsea’ at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in London
The Sri Lanka High Commission in London hosted a special screening on 02 May 2018 of an episode of the popular TV serial ‘Made in Chelsea,’ which was filmed in Sri Lanka. The event was attended by a number of travel jou ...
The myth of inferiority attributed to women over centuries must be dispelled, Sri Lanka urges the UN Expert Forum in Geneva
Addressing experts, Governments, and other participants at the Intersessional Expert Meeting on the full enjoyment of human rights by all women and girls and the systematic mainstreaming of gender perspective int ...