Friday, 19th September 2014 Sri Lanka yesterday donated one million medical examination gloves to West African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak as its contribution to the global appeal, 'Road Map for Ebola' by ...
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Chinese doctors restore sight of 500 Sri Lankans
Friday, 19th September 2014 Three years ago, a cornea from Sri Lanka restored Xu Pengfei's sight in his right eye, and on Wednesday the 10-year-old was able to express his thanks by helping someone in Sri Lanka see aga ...
President to inaugurate ICAPP
Friday, 19th September 2014 CHAMIKARA WEERASINGHE The Eighth General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) opens today at Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre auditorium in Co ...
Visits by leaders of China and Japan, a major diplomatic triumph for Sri Lanka – GL
Friday, 19th September 2014 The visits this week by President Xi Jinping of China and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan clearly demonstrate Sri Lanka's importance in terms of modern global trends, Minister of Externa ...
Minister G.L. Peiris extols the virtues of Anagarika Dharmapala
External Affairs Minister, Professor G.L. Peiris, speaking on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of the late Anagarika Dharmapala at the Mahabodhi Society in Colombo, on 17th September, referred to several aspects of the life and work of the Anagarika, which have special relevance to Sri Lankan society today.
President announces US$ 1 million in financial assistance to Palestine
President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced that Sri Lanka will be providing US$ I million in financial assistance to Palestine. A Media Release issued by the Presidential Spokesman and International Media Unit on 14th August ...
GL Inaugurates International Seminar on Disarmament, Safety and Stability
Professor G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, inaugurated the Summer Workshop organized by the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies on 15th September 2014, on the theme “Nuclear Disarmament, Safety and Stability” at Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara.
Apart from Sri Lankan officials, academics and professionals, foreign delegates participating in the workshop included scholars and practitioners from China, India, Pakistan and the United States.