Vesak was celebrated at the Sri Lanka High Commission in Canberra on Sunday 29 April with the participation of Sri Lankan community and Australian officials. The celebrations commenced with the invoking of blessings and ...
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Sinhala and Hindu New year celebrated in Jeddah
The Sinhala and Hindu New year was celebrated at the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Jeddah on 20 April 2018 at the Consulate premises in grand style with the participation of over 400 Sri Lankan expatriates. The New ...
Celebration of Vesak at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tel Aviv, Israel
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Israel organized a Vesak Day Programme at the Embassy premises on 29 April 2018 with the participation of the Sri Lankan community living in Israel. At the invitation of the Embassy, Venera ...
Sri Lanka highlights peacebuilding initiatives at the United Nations High Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace in New York
Speaking at the High Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace, held at the United Nations Headquarters from 24 - 26 April 2018, Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Rohan Per ...
President’s Vesak Day Message
Vesak Message The Buddhists all over the world celebrate the Vesak Festival with much religious fervour and enthusiasm to commemorate the important events that took place in the life of Gauthama Buddha on this day, nam ...
Prime Minister’s Vesak Day Message
Vesak Message Dhamma or the teachings of Buddha is a purifying factor for the human mind propelled by lust, hate and violence. The pious festival of Vesak reminds us the virtues of practising four focuses of mindfulness ...
Inaugural Talks under Sri Lanka and Australia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
Inaugural talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between Sri Lanka and Australia were held on 19 April in Canberra at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This was the first bilateral di ...
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