Destinations to watch in 2012 SRI LANKA The coasts less travelled Until recently, the north and east parts of Sri Lanka were off-limits to tourists, and under the occupation of the Tamil Tigers. Going anywhere vaguely r ...
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ASEAN Flag flies for first time in Sri Lanka
ARF : Important forum to counter transnational crime – G.L.Peiris January 2, 2012, 10:39 pm by Zacki Jabbar The ASEAN flag was hoisted in Sri Lanka for the first time yesterday, during a ceremony held at the Indonesian ...
Indonesia gifts Buddha Statue to SL
BY RIFTHI ALIPic by Pradeep Dilrukshana Government of Indonesia handed over a Buddha Statue to the Sri Lanka Government through the Indonesian Embassy in Colombo yesterday. Indonesian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Djafar Huse ...
C’wealth leaders should project a united voice – Gillard
Dinesh WEERAWANSA in Perth, Australia Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, on the eve of the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, urged Commonwealth leaders to unite and work together to f ...
“Sri Lanka Expo” Promotion in Japan
A promotional seminar on “Sri Lanka Expo” was recently held at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tokyo with the participation of over 50 importers in Japan. Ambassador Admiral WasanthaKarannagoda in his opening remarks stated ...
Killing of British national: HC expresses confidence in probe
The British High Commission in Colombo expressed its confidence that the Sri Lankan authorities would bring to book those responsible for the killing of a British national in Tangalle on Sunday. “This is a very serious i ...
SL’s ‘Wonder of Asia’ image strongly intact Sri Lanka, one of the safest destinations:
The incident in Tangalle where a tourist was killed will not have any negative impact on the Sri Lankan tourism industry as the government has taken action to minimize the impact of the incident. Sri Lanka Tourism chairm ...
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