Sri Lanka Parliament prorogued for one month until January 3, 2020

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Sri Lanka President prorogued Parliament for one month Author LBO Posted on December 2, 2019 | Politics Dec 02, 2019 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa […]

SRI LANKA: Interim Cabinet Ministers of 16 Members sworn in

November 22, 2019 cslbc 0

Friday, November 22, 2019. A new Cabinet consisting of a total of 16 ministers were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, […]

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

November 22, 2019 cslbc 0

November 21, 2019 – Colombo, Sri Lanka. Opposition Leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday took oaths as Prime Minister of the Republic in a […]

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa makes key appointments

November 19, 2019 cslbc 0

Dr. P.B. Jayasundera S.R. Attygalle and Major General (retd) Kamal Gunaratne. Taking up his official duties as head of State last morning, newly elected President […]

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa elected as 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka

November 18, 2019 cslbc 0

SLPP candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa defeated DNF candidate Sajith Premadasa to win the Sri Lanka Presidential Elections held on Saturday, November 16. When the final results […]

Lionel Silva heads Sri Lanka-Canada Business Council

September 23, 2019 cslbc 0

PHOTO IMAGE: New office bearers: Seated from L-R: Ramya Weerakoon, Infotechs Limited, Committee Member; Sajith Rajapaksa, Vice President SLCBC; David McKinnon, High Commissioner for Canada; […]

Free Visa to Sri Lanka for Visitors from 39 countries

April 20, 2019 cslbc 0

I’m a big fan of countries eliminating barriers to entry, whether that comes in the form of removing the hassle or cost associated with visiting. […]

Procurement guidelines before Sri Lanka Cabinet

April 20, 2019 cslbc 0

Procurement guidelines before Cabinet next week Comments / 584 Views / Friday, 19 April 2019 00:00 Long awaited guidelines sent to Cabinet Office Commission expects […]

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

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cslbc-bd-2016 The 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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