Calling Application for “Foreign Students and Students with Foreign Qualifications” academic year 2021/2022 Enrollment of Foreign Students and Students with Foreign Qualifications as Day Scholars for Degree Programmes at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) of Sri Lanka  – Academic Year 2021/2022. General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University of Sri Lanka has initiated action to enroll Foreign Students and Students with Foreign Qualifications from other countries and from the expatriate Sri Lankan Community to follow undergraduate programmes at the KDU for the academic year 2021/2022. Details of the available programmes are included in the annexed brochure and university website on www.kdu.ac.lk Application of the prospective candidates are to be forwarded to Deputy Registrar, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana, 10390, Sri Lanka on or before  31st  October, 2021.     Sri Lanka High Commission, Canberra 24 August 2021 Source:-slhcaust ...

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Tea Diplomacy: A new initiative undertaken in Bangladesh by the Sri Lanka High Commission Source:Island A novel outreach initiative was introduced by the Sri Lanka High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In face of the pandemic lockdown restrictions, the Mission made use of the opportunity publicized by the Tea Board. High Commissioner Professor Seneviratne described the initiative he took, riding on the May 21st Tea Day recognized by the UN. Due to the low level of investments and interactions during the lockdown restrictions, The High Commissioner strategized a programme reaching out to all foreign diplomatic Missions, International Organisations, High-end corporate sectors, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangladesh. He crafted an informative letter, based on the Tea Board pamphlet. Along with the letter, nicely packed boxes of Ceylon Tea (of the Tea Board) and Mabroc Tea caskets (of Hayleys PLC) were distributed to a wide group of high-end recipients. A variety of tea ...

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Sri Lanka High Commission in Canberra celebrates 69th anniversary of Independence Daily Financial Times, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Sri Lanka High Commission in Australia celebrated the 69th anniversary of Independence on 4 February at the High Commission premises with the participation of over 300 Sri Lankans in Canberra. After the hoisting of the National Flag by High Commissioner Skandakumar, school children supported by adults sang the National Anthem in Sinhala and Tamil which was followed by two minutes of silence to honour all those who sacrificed their lives for the Independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka. Clergy representing the Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Islam faiths invoked blessings on the people of Sri Lanka. Thereafter, the National Day Messages of President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera were read out. Addressing the large gathering High Commissioner Skandakumar said that the messages explicitly ...

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