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Day: July 17, 2017

SriLankan Airlines launched non-stop flights between Hong Kong and Colombo on 15 July.

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SriLankan Airlines launches direct flights to Hong Kong. SriLankan will operate the route five times per week. The commencement of the Hong Kong-Colombo direct operations […]

Paddy Withana appointed Tourism Advisor to PM

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Industry veteran Paddy Withana has been appointed as a Tourism Advisor to Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe. Previously he was the Chairman of the Sri Lanka […]

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh agree to finalise FTA

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MoU on economic partnership inked during President Sirisena’s successful visit to Dhaka 14 agreements signed to bolster greater bilateral cooperation  Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have agreed […]

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PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA
PM - SRI LANKA
FOREIGN MINISTER
OPPOSITION LEADER, SL
High Commissioner
Consul General
President, CSLBC
Sir Christopher Ondaatje
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Tourism Sri Lanka

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SRI LANKA: Tourist arrivals up 4.7% in March

Monday, 8 April 2019.

Tourist arrivals in March have improved by 4.7% to 244,328, bringing the cumulative first quarter figure to 740,600, reflecting a 4.6% growth year-on-year.

The largest source market for tourists was India (up 5.6% to 34,812), followed by the United Kingdom (up 8.8% to 29,682), and China (up 12.6% to 23,759). 

Arrivals from Germany and France were down 26% and 6%, respectively, to 18,134 and 13,957.

Almost 93% of tourists travelled by air to Sri Lanka. Last year, tourist arrivals amounted to 2.3 million, and the projection for 2019 is 2.8 million.

Europe became the largest source of tourist traffic to Sri Lanka with 49% of the total traffic received in March. Asia and accounted for 40% of the total traffic followed by America at 8%, Middle

East at 2%, and Africa at 1%.

India, United Kingdom, China, Germany and France were Sri Lanka’s top five international generating markets in the month of March this year. India was the largest source of tourist traffic to Sri Lanka with 14% of the total traffic received in March. accounted for 12% of the total traffic while China, Germany and France accounted for 10%, 7%, and 6%, respectively.

 

    H.E. (Mrs.) Chitranganee Wagiswara – Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India

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    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.

      Sri Lanka High Commissioner to Canada H.E. Ahmed A. Jawad with CSLBC Directors

      H.E. Ahmed A. Jawad with board of directors
      H.E. Ahmed A. Jawad with board of directors

        CSLBC AGM 2016

        cslbc-bd-2016The board of directors of Canada-Sri Lanka Business Council for 2016/2017 - Upali Obeyesekere (President); Ganesan Sugumar (Vice President), Mohan Perera (General Secretary), Nalaka Weerasinghe (Hony. Treasurer); Rohan Perera (Director); Lalith Wickramasinghe (Director); Roshan Navaratnam (Director); Ranier De Lambert (Director); Ms. Gaya Pathmanathan (Director); Elanko Ratnasabapathey (Director).

          Dinesh Gunawardena appointed Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs

          Dinesh Gunawardena - Minister of Foreign Affairs

          Shortly after Dinesh Gunawardena assumed duties as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he called on Foreign Ministry Officials to rise to new challenges

          Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry on Monday 25 November 2019.
          Minister Gunawardena was received by Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha and other senior officials upon his arrival at the Ministry. Following religious observances, the Minister officially assumed duties.
          Later, the Foreign Minister who addressed the staff, remarked that the Foreign Service is highly regarded. The Minister stressed that the entire country is looking towards the Foreign Ministry to find solutions for external pressures and challenges. Hence, it is necessary for the officers in the Ministry and the network of missions to work dedicatedly towards overcoming these challenges. He also stated that President Rajapaksa's vision is for Sri Lanka to be safe and secure; leading the country towards a prosperous future. He further stated that in achieving these objectives, a single agency cannot work alone, but must work in unison with other institutions, and hence the role of the Foreign Ministry is vital in this aspect.

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