Sri Lanka Makes Stronger Presence at the Fine Food Australia – 2019 The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney in collaboration and coordination with the Coconut Development Authority (CDA) and the Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) organized Sri Lankan Pavilion at the Fine Food Australia from 9th to 12th September 2019 at the International Convention Centre, Sydney. Ten Sri Lankan coconut exporters were housed in the CDA Pavilion and four Ceylon Tea companies were under the Tea Board Pavilion. In addition, eight Sri Lankan individual exporters representing food sectors participated and promoted Sri Lankan value added food products at Find Food Australia 2019. The Sri Lankan coconut sector business delegation was led by Udaya Rupasinghe, Chairman of CDA. This year’s highlight of the CDA pavilion was the Sri Lankan food demonstrations utilizing coconut ingredients. This initiative was introduced for the first time by the CDA to popularize the usage ...
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PRESS RELEASE Sri Lanka MICE Road Show in Sydney – Australia The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) in collaboration with the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney organised a Sri Lankan MICE Destination Promotion at Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney on Thursday, 5th September 2019. Twenty member Sri Lankan MICE trade delegation led by Chairman, Sri Lanka Convention Bureau participated at the B2B meeting followed by a roadshow with Australian counterparts. The Sri Lankan MICE destination promotion was held in Australia after lapse of eight years and the objective of organising MICE Roadshows in Melbourne and Sydney this year were to capitalise the Australian market and to position Sri Lanka as a cost efficient and attractive destination for global conferences, corporate events and incentive travel. Australia is also shaping up to be a key market for Sri Lanka’s MICE sector with flight connectivity and the convenience for travel between ...
Hopper Night at Toongabbie DISH When Chef Manjula Fernando decided to close down DISH Restaurant in Toongabbie to concentrate on his thriving Glebe restaurant, the Sri Lankan community that patronized this cosy and homely eatery quickly went into action; calls, email and sms messages along with whatsapp notifications went rampant to secure table bookings for the final clout of the famous “All you can eat hopper feed”. Large table bookings were made well in advance and the typical “last minute” diners were placed on a waiting list and some, regrettably missed out entirely. It was a sell-out night and the entire restaurant was packed to capacity. Manjula and his very courteous staff lived up to expectation and did not disappoint the loyal diners who converged for this last hurrah. “A lot of people had been asking me to open in the city,” said Manjula. “Sri Lankans can more easily bring ...
Community Watch – Engaging and intervening for a safer Sri Lanka By Aubrey Joachim To Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans terrorism is not a new experience. The country suffered a 30 year scourge where the intent of the perpetrators was achieving a specific political and demographic outcome. The country is now facing a type of terrorism driven by an entirely different global agenda – one of ideology and hate of a way of life that is alien to the warped beliefs of a particular minority group. How Sri Lanka became fertile ground for such ideology is a topic for another day. The immediate need is for a strategy to curb and eliminate the cancerous spread of this malice not just in Sri Lanka but wherever it may take root. It must also be recognised that an ideology cannot be confined to geographical or spatial boundaries. Its tentacles can permeate across physical ...
NSW Police Briefing for the Sri Lankan Community in Sydney on Wednesday, 15 May 2019 To: Heads of all Sri Lankan Community Associations/Organisations in Sydney; Sri Lankan expatriate community; Students. On the request of the Sri Lankan community in Sydney, Consulate General together with the NSW Police has arranged a Briefing on services provided by the NSW Police and safety of the community. Details of the event are as follows, Date: 15 May 2019 Time: 6.00pm to start at 6.30 pm Venue: Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt Street, Redfern NSW 2016 Dress code: Casual RSVP: by Monday, 13 May 2019 by email to slcg.sydney@mfa.gov.lk You and members of your organisation are invited to participate at this important briefing. Police officers from different Police command areas will take part at the briefing giving the opportunity to the audience to raise concerns, questions and discuss about safety and security from the NSW Police. Kindly ...
Lanka Start up Ecosystem – Investor Forum in Sydney Wednesday 17th April 2019 Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney along with BOV Capital, Colombo and Grant Thornton, Sydney organised an Investor Forum showcasing the Start-up Ecosystem in Sri Lanka on Wednesday 17th April 2019. Over 50 entrepreneurs who are keen to understand and look at investment potential in the Lankan Start up Ecosystem participated in the Investor forum and the business networking. Over the last 10 years, there have been a meaningful change in innovation and entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka. Country has gone for a small, but vibrant and differentiated Start up Ecosystem, such as, creating awareness about entrepreneurship, creating a network of mentors who work with these companies, helping entrepreneurs to build the capacity, providing seed and follow on funding and helping companies to accelerate their growth. Consul General, Lal Wickrematunge in his welcome speech invited the Australian entrepreneurs to ...
Networking Meeting with Sri Lanka Institute of Nano Technology (SLINTEC) Endowment Trust Fund – Photos by eLanka: Video by Dr Harold Gunatillake Speech by Himalee Arunatilaka – Deputy High Commissioner; Sri Lanka High Commission, Canberra, (on behalf of the High Commissioner Hon S.Skandakumar) Please click here or on the photos to view the full set of photos on eLanka Facebook page Please click here or on the photos to view the full set of photos on eLanka Facebook page Networking Meeting with Sri Lanka Institute of Nano Technology Networking Meeting with Sri Lanka Institute of Nano Technology (SLINTEC) Endowment Trust Fund – Photos by eLanka SLINTEC with the assistance of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney presented the strategy on SLINTEC Endowment Trust Fund to help the advanced scientific research in Sri Lanka. The SLINTEC Endowment Trust Fund has been established for the purpose of advancing the energy ...
