Two missing, five rescued in the seas off Mount Lavinia

Sri Lanka’s ‘Mahavamsa’ included in UNESCO?s Memory of the World Register

Sri Lanka’s ‘Mahavamsa’ has been included in UNESCO?s Memory of the World Register. UNESCO had announced the inscription of 64 documentary collections on its Memory of the World Register, bringing the total number of listed collections to 494. Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka (covering the period 6th century BCE to 1815 CE), was submitted to UNESCO by Sri Lanka. One of the world’s longest unbroken historical accounts, the Mahavamsa is the first of its kind in South Asia, initiating

27 Jun, 2023

Australia-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group relaunched

The Australia – Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group was relaunched in Canberra at the Sri Lanka High Commission under the Chair of Member of Federal Parliament, Sri Lanka born Cassandra Fernando of the Labour Party and Vice Chair Senator James McGrath of the Liberal Party. This group, which has been in existence earlier, had been dormant for the last 3-4 years. The important feature of the event was the attendance of Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services an

26 Jun, 2023

Sri Lanka and China’s EXIM Bank discuss debt restructuring exercise

Sri Lanka and China’s EXIM Bank had talks on the debt restructuring exercise. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry had detailed discussions in Beijing with EXIM Bank of China Chairman Wu Fulin and a team of EXIM Bank. The Sri Lanka Embassy in China said that both sides expressed satisfaction at the conclusion of the talks. Earlier,?Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang had said that China is ready to consolidate and expand its partnership with Sri Lanka. He gave the assurance when he met Ali Sabry in Beij

26 Jun, 2023