High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam visited the State of Goa on 29 – 31st May and called on Hon. S.S. Sidhu, the Governor of Goa and the Hon. Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister of Goa. During the visit the High Commis ...
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Celebrating the 2600th Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Vesak in Myanmar
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Myanmar coordinated arrangements to celebrate the 2600th Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi in a grand scale. The Embassy compound which is 2 ½ acres, was decorated and adorned by 140 small vesak la ...
Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi Celebration in Mumbai
The 2600th Anniversary of Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi was celebrated at the Sri Lanka Consulate General in Mumbai. To mark the event, the staff of the Consulate General organized a “Dhamma sermon” followed by an ‘alm ...
Commemoration of the 2600th Anniversary of Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi Celebration in Israel
The commemoration of the 2600th Anniversary of the Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi was organized by the Embassy with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Welfare Association and the Sri Lankan expatriate community in Israel. ...
2600th Sri Sambuddhathva Jayanthi Celebration in Canberra amidst visit of Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, MP
An event to mark the 2600th Sambuddhathva Jayanthi and Vesak 2011 was held at the Sri Lanka High Commission premises in Canberra on 17th May 2011. A large Vesak lantern with a cluster of small lanterns made by th ...
Grand Sambuddhattva Jayanthi Celebrations in Beijing and Shanghai
Sri Lankans living in Beijing and Tianjin together with Chinese well wishers gathered at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing, early morning on 21st May 2011 to commemorate the 2,600th Sambuddhattva Jayanthi celebration which was organized by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing in collaboration with the Beijing-Sri Lankan Youth Forum. Sri Lankan Buddhists observed Astanga seela administered by Ven. Lunugamvehere Wimalananda Thero. Ven. Wimalananda Thero was flown in especially for the Vesak Day celebrations in Beijing and Shanghai, with the assistance of Sri Lankan Airlines.
Sri Lanka & Luxembourg conclude negotiations on an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation
The Government of Sri Lanka & the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg have concluded negotiations on an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital.