The Government and the people of Sri Lanka express their heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of the People’s Republic of China on the tragic incident of the capsizing of a cruise ship in the Yangtze River in the Hubei Province, where many people are feared to have drowned, with several hundreds, still missing.
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Press Briefing by Spokesperson: Wednesday 3 June 2015
Audio at Sound Cloud YouTube Video Audio of Briefing Full Transcript: Remarks to Media, followed by questons (In Sinhala, followed by English) Read more: Press Briefing by Spokesperson: Wednesday 3 June 201 ...
Sri Lanka takes a lead in Multi-lingual Internet Initiatives
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha said Sri Lanka had taken a lead in multi-lingual Internet initiatives, by putting in place technical conditions to facilitate the ...
Sri Lanka honours United Nations Peacekeepers
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, observed annually on 29 May, is an occasion to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations and to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace.
“Pictorial warning is the most cost effective means of controlling tobacco related NCDs, including cancer “- WHO DG tells event hosted by Sri Lanka in Geneva
Dr. Margaret Chan, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said "“Pictorial warning is the most cost effective means of controlling tobacco related Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including ca ...
Foreign Minister hands over compensation and salary dues to families of deceased migrant workers
In a solemn ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning, 28 May 2015, Minister Mangala Samaraweera handed over compensation and salary dues totaling Sri Lanka Rupees 50 million to the family members of thirty-three deceased Sri Lankan migrant workers who had been employed in the Middle East and in Malaysia.
Response of Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to questions raised by the media in relation to remarks attributed to the Minister of Fisheries of Sri Lanka
Press Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wednesday, 27th May 2015. Good morning friends. Thank you very much for accepting our invitation and being here this morning. This as you know, is the first briefing of t ...
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