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Statements to Parliament

Statement made by Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs on 12^th June 2015 in Response to the Question by Opposition Leader Hon. Nimal Siripala De Silva under the Standing Order 23/2 of Parliament.
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Foreign Minister speaks regarding the amendments made to the United Nations Regulations 1 and 2 of 2012 promulgated under the United Nations Act number 45 of 1968. (in English)

Foreign Minister speaks in Parliament on removal of Mohan Peiris from CJ's office

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Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC on February 12, 2015.

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Sri Lanka’s participation in the 19th SAARC Summit scheduled for November 2016 in Islamabad

Sri Lanka regrets that the prevailing environment in the region is not conducive for holding the 19^th SAARC Summit in Islamabad on 9^th and 10^th November 2016.

Pledging Conference for the Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund New York, 21st September 2016

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Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera chairs the Invest in Sustaining Peace - Pledging Conference for the Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund at the UN Head Quarters in New York on 21 September 2016. Seated with him is UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson (R )

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The Consulate General of Sri Lanka with the facilitation of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka participated in the 13thChina- ASEAN Expo(CAEXPO) from 11th – 14th September 2016 in Nanning, Guangxi Province. This is the first time that Sri Lanka participated in a trade and investment...

High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Chitranganee Wagiswara presented credentials to the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapathi Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday 26 September 2016. Meeting the President of India after presenting the Credentials, Mrs. Wagiswara conveyed the greetings...

The Government of Sri Lanka with the concurrence of the Government of Ecuador has appointed Dr Monica Jaffa Heller Rapaport, a prominent and versatile Ecuadorian national based in Quito, as the Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Ecuador. The Honorary Consul - designate, Dr. Heller was presented with...

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador, Dharshana M. Perera called on H.E. Dr. H. Ade Komarudin, MH, the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) of the Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, 21st September 2016, NUSANTARA II of the Parliament Building of Indonesia in Jakarta. During the discussion,...

At the invitation of the Mayor of Uetersen, Mr. Andrea Hansen and the City President Mr. Adolf Bergmann, Ambassador Karunatilaka Amunugama visited Uetersen as the Chief Guest of an event organized by Rosenkinder Association to mark their 10th anniversary on 24th August 2016. Rosenkinder is active...

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Nature comes to life on park safari

Saturday, 12th March 2016 By Ben Lerwill ( China Daily ) The Galle Clock Tower. [Photo by Ben Lerwill/China Daily] Spoiler alert: I didn't see any leopards. There. I've said it. I'd come on safari to Yala, the SriLankan national park renowned for having the world's highest concentration of leopards, butdespite spending upward of 10 hours rumbling through the park's forests and grasslands in ajeep, I didn't see a single spotted big cat. Not a tail. Not a whisker. You'd think at least one ofthe creatures might have sensed a nice photo opportunity and padded into a clearing for afew seconds. No. Leopards are many things, I learned, but they're not marketing-savvy....

IFFC to rejuvenate Lankan cinema

Tuesday, 13th October 2015 By Channa Bandara Wijekoon The stage is set for the second edition of the International Film Festival of Colombo (IFFC) to be held. The very first media briefing of the six-day gala event was held at Hilton amid the media, cinema fraternity and respective officials.

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Sunday Observer: Sunday 11 October 2015 The promise of enlightenment

Spotlight on Sri Lanka — 10th Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival

Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies, Features, Profiles, Vol 34 No 42 | 10/10-10/16 By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Scene from “With You, Without You” The 10th Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival (SSAFF), opening on October 15th, showcases Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), an island country near southeast India.

Sri Lanka’s best beaches

30th July 2015 Unawatuna Unawatuna is the default beach destination for people on shorter vacations. Unawatuna can be walked from end to end in under 15 minutes, and the small bay keeps waves relatively small. While not the place for surfing, calm swimming and soft sand make Unawatuna a great family choice in Sri Lanka.The real appeal of Unawatuna is the accessibility; a small access road parallels the beach and keeps people off of the busy main highway. The narrow road is lined with small shops, guesthouses, and eateries. With calm water and the isolated ‘Jungle Beach’ just a short walk away for snorkeling, Unawatuna is an excellent choice for snorkeling and turtle-spotting...