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New British envoy expresses commitment to bolstering UK-Sri Lanka relations Source:Dailymirror British High Commissioner Andrew Patrick met with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at Temple Trees to discuss bilateral ties and development cooperation between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. During the meeting, the High Commissioner expressed his unwavering commitment to enhancing the relationship and development cooperation between the two countries. Prime Minister Gunawardena urged the United Kingdom to explore new investment opportunities, particularly in sectors such as education, banking and financial services, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, and tourism. He emphasized Sri Lanka’s support for UK investment and encouraged the private sector’s involvement in initiating investment projects. ...

Sep 10, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Muthu Raja touches down in Thailand after five hour flight The special aircraft carrying Thailand gifted tusker Muthu Raja or Sak Surin landed at the Chiang Mai Airport yesterday afternoon. Source:Dailynews A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago arrived back in its birth country Sunday, following a diplomatic spat over the animal’s alleged mistreatment. Thai authorities had gifted the 29-year-old Muthu Raja also known as Sak Surin to Sri Lanka in 2001. But they demanded the elephant back last year after allegations that it was neglected while kept at a temple. The elephant arrived in Thailand just after 2 pm having been transported inside a specially constructed giant steel crate onboard an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane yesterday. The special compartment in Muthu Raja was flown back to Thailand heading for the BIA in Katunayake. “He arrived in Chiang Mai perfectly,” Thai environment minister Varawut Silpa-archa said at ...

Jul 4, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER PRAISE ROLE MALAYS PLAYED IN NATION BUILDING OF SRI LANKA First copy of the book presented to Her Excellency Dewi Gustina Tobing, The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Sri Lanka by Deshabandu M.R. Latiff, Senior DIG (retired), Chair of the Book Committee of the Colombo Malay Cricket Club. Source:Dailynews 01st December, Thursday, 2022:President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena have applauded the role the Malays have played and continue to perform in the countryas part of their congratulatory messages in the ‘Malays of Sri Lanka’. The ‘Malays of Sri Lanka’ coffee table book, which was launched on November 29, 2022 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo, contained laudatory messages from the President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, acclaiming the role of the small Malay community. “The Sri Lankan Malays are an important segment of this country’s social fabric and have played a vital ...

Dec 4, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Good News From Jayam January 15, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items   President to Roll Out 1,000 New National Schools Establishment Program Bringing ‘Vistas of Prosperity’ to the forefront, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will ceremoniously launch the 1,000 new national schools establishment program, covering all nine provinces. The inaugural ceremony of the 1,000 new national schools establishment program will be held at the Siyambalanduwa Maha Vidyalaya in Monaragala today at 10:30 a.m. auspicious time with the blessings of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and by the invitation of the Leader of the House of Parliament and Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, President’s Media Division said. Alliance Finance Secures USD 10 mn From Netherlands’ FMO Sri Lanka’s oldest finance company, Alliance Finance Company PLC (AFC), has received the second tranche of USD 5 million from the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) as part of a long-term financing facility of USD 10 million to ...

Jan 11, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Jayam Rutnam Tagged , , , , ,
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 Sri Lanka and Australia to strengthen practical cooperation Source:Colombopage July 15, Colombo: Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena during a meeting with the Australian High Commissioner David Holly on 13 July 2021 discussed avenues for consolidating relations between the two countries in multiple spheres to achieve tangible outcomes, a Foreign Ministry statement said. Following up from the successful telephone conversation held with the Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne in June this year, the two sides discussed ways and means to enhance the capacity of the Sri Lankan Marine Protection Authorities to minimize the damage caused by future maritime catastrophes. In this regard, the Minister Gunawardena extended Sri Lanka’s gratitude for the provision of personal protective equipment and gear to assist the coastal cleaning efforts due to the MV X-Press Pearl disaster. It was agreed to build a broad-based dialogue around the issue of maritime environmental calamities and the importance of curtailing the ...

Jul 18, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged
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FM conveys SL’s serious concern to Canadian HC-By Shamindra Ferdinando Source:Island Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena  yesterday (10) conveyed Sri Lanka’s deep concern over the adoption of Private Member Bill 104 on ‘Tamil Genocide Education Week’ by the Ontario Legislative Assembly on 06 May 2021 to  Canadian High Commissioner David McKinnon. The meeting took place at the Foreign Ministry. Pointing out that the position taken by the Ontario Legislative Assembly contradicted the Canadian government’s stand, Gunawardena sought immediate intervention of the Canadian government to stop Royal Assent by Lt. Governor of Ontario to the controversial Bill. ...

May 16, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Address issues posed by Geneva togetherax-By Jehan Perera Source:Island So far, it appears that the implications of the resolution on Sri Lanka passed at the UN Human Rights Council last week against the Sri Lankan government’s objections, have been taken with a pinch of salt. Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s reaction to the passage of the resolution by a 22-11 margin was to take note that 14 countries had abstained and, therefore, a majority of the countries had not given their support to the resolution. Two of the countries that abstained, India and Japan, are powerful and important ones to Sri Lanka, as indeed they are in the world, which makes them well suited to play a bridge-building role in the future within the UN Human Rights Council. The relative equanimity with which the passage of the resolution was received within the country as a whole would be on account of ...

Apr 4, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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