* Sino- Lanka ties break new ground * China’s cooperation expands to new sectors * SL committed to One China policy The Sri Lanka-China relationship has been elevated from one of friendship to one of “strategic coopera ...
Daily Archives: May 31, 2013
CONSULATE GENERAL OF SRI LANKA IN LOS ANGELES PROMOTES SRI LANKA AT A CULTURAL SHOW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles participated at a cultural show “Sundara Lanka” organized by the Sri Lankan students of the University of California, Irvine at the Crystal Cove Auditorium on 19th May, ...
Thai PM arrives on two day official visit today
Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra will arrive in Sri Lanka on a two day official visit today. Shinawatra will be received at the Bandaranaike International Airport by Exernal Affairs Minister Prof G. L. Peiris.
Vesak Celebrations in Manila
The Embassy of Sri Lanka, Manila in cooperation with the Wisdom Foundation and the resident Sri Lankans of the Philippines celebrated the Vesak Festival on the 25th of May 2013 followed by a series of events in commemorating the Birth, Enlightenment and Passing Away of Lord Buddha. The evening Programme started with a Bodhi Pooja, held at the Wisdom Park where a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhi was planted upon the visit of Hon. D.M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in May 2011. The Bodhi Pooja was conducted by Ven. Embilipitiye Gunasiri Thero, and participated by Chief Monk Bup Kwan of Korea and Ven. Lamadamdul from Nepal.