World Mental Health Day serves as a powerful reminder that there is no health without mental health. This year’s campaign focuses on the urgent need to support the mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by humanitarian emergencies.
Every October, the world comes together to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness, encouraging early detection, and supporting those affected by the disease.
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce commends the Government of Sri Lanka and the national negotiation team on the successful outcome of recent discussions with the United States, which led to a further reduction in the reciprocal tariff rate - from 30% to 20% - on Sri Lankan exports.
A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration, according to new research.
In a landmark step toward modernizing overseas service delivery, the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism have joined forces to fast-track digital transformation across Sri Lanka’s foreign missions යeld at the Presidential Secretariat, the high-level meeting was convened under the patronage of Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, and Arun Hemachandra, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Consulate General in United Arab Emirates (UAE) organized a country pavilion at Middle East Rubber and Tire Expo 2025 in Sharjah, UAE with the participation of 10 SME companies in the Rubber Product sector under the National Export Brand “Your Vital Island ‘to promote Sri Lanka Rubber Products in the Middle Eastern Region.The exhibition was held from 17th -19th June 2025 at Sharjah Expo Centre in Sharjah, UAE .
The Export Development Board (EDB) successfully conducted a networking and knowledge-sharing session with established exporters in five different product sectors (Tea, Spices & Coconut-Based Products, Processed Foods & Cashew Products, Ornamental Fish, and Herbal & Ayurvedic Products ) for new exporters and entrepreneurs recently at Colombo.
Excellencies,
Honourable Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Heads of Delegation,
Secretary General Ambassador Sri Sanjiv Ranjan,
Distinguished Delegates,
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) hosted an orientation programme for the newly appointed Heads of Sri Lanka Missionsrecently at the EDB ,organized at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, the session aimed to brief the Heads of Missions on Sri Lanka’s current export strategies, sectoral priorities, and potential avenues for diplomatic collaboration to enhance international trade.
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Sri Lanka, Mr. Ruwan Ranasinghe, has been honored with a Professorship by Sichuan University, China, in recognition of his contributions to cultural heritage research and tourism development.
As part of its strategic island-wide campaign, the National Organic Control Unit (NOCU) - the country’s official authority for organic agriculture coming under the purview of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) - successfully conducted its second awareness program for 2025 at Hotel Swissdale - Matale, drawing close to 100 participants representing diverse sectors of the agriculture industry.
Sri Lanka marked a major milestone in its tourism development efforts with the official launch of the Marine Tourism Roadmap in Colombo. This initiative, led by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under its technical assistance program TA9881 SRI: Supporting Tourism Resilience, lays the groundwork for a new chapter in tourism and the nation’s blue economy.
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