Sunday, 14th July 2014 COLOMBO, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's exports grew by 15.7 percent to 4.45 billion U.S. dollars during the first five months of 2014 when compared to the same period last year, the central bank ...
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Sri Lanka’s tourism industry posts 35.8 pct growth in earnings in Jan-May
Sunday, 14th July 2014 Earnings from Sri Lanka's lucrative tourism industry in the first five months of 2014 amounted to 901.8 million U.S. dollars, a 35.8 percent rise over the same period last year, the central bank ...
Minister Basil Rajapaksa visits China to attend “Sri Lanka Shines in Shanghai” promotional event series
Arrival of VIPs at the Gala Night As a part of his official tour of China, the Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa, visited Shanghai as Special Envoy of President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Trade and Commerce ...
Australia broke ranks with ‘world bullies’ to assist Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka - Australia relations sailing ahead: Sunday, 14th July 2014 By Manjula Fernando The Sri Lanka's high Commissioner in Australia Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe in an interview with the Sunday Observer said Sri Lan ...
Sri Lanka Urges U.S. to Reduce Human Rights Focus as China Gains
Thursday, 17th July 2014 By Nina Glinski and Anusha Ondaatjie Sri Lanka is urging the U.S. to avoid letting human rights concerns dominate the relationship between the countries five years after the end of a civil war ...
Farewell Luncheon for Ambassador Sarath Kongahage hosted by the Foreign Office
The German Federal Foreign Ministry hosted a luncheon at the fashionable “Bocca di Bacco”-restaurant in the centre of Berlin to bid farewell for Ambassador Sarath Kongahage on the conclusion of his tour of duty as Sri La ...
Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam Presents Credentials to U.S. President Barack Obama
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, Prasad Kariyawasam, presented his credentials to the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, at the Oval Office of the White House on Monday 14 July 2 ...