World - Business
September
A tourism promotion talk on ‘Natural Capital of Sri Lanka’ with special emphasis on birds and mammals was held at the High Commission on 21st September to a gathering of Australian wildlife enthusiasts. The event was organised by the High Commission as part its tourism promotion initiatives, together with Aarunya Vacations – a Sri Lankan tourism promotion company based in Canberra.
September
The newly appointed Sri Lanka Envoy for Germany, Eng. Karunasena Hettiarachchi presented credentials to Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, at the Honour Court of Bellevue Castle in Berlin on 20th September.
September
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Stockholm in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) recently conducted a series of tourism promotional events titled “Sri Lanka; The Land of Serendipity” on board the ships of Tallink Silja Shipping Line on their voyages to Tallinn-Estonia and Riga-Latvia and on return voyages to Stockholm showcasing Sri Lanka as a tourist destination.
September
The US has stressed that there shall be no major change in its trade policy towards Sri Lanka in the aftermath of its new administration -and hinted on stronger economic relations in future based on the bedrock US-Sri Lanka Trade & Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) inked in Washington in 2002, to which Colombo consented readily on 18th September.
September
Daya Pelpola, Ambassador handed the Commission of Appointment to Mirton Lika as Honorary Consul of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Albania on 15th September.
September
SL Aviation Unit MINUSCA receives UN Peacekeeping Medals Featured
Sri Lanka Air Force Aviation Unit of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was awarded with UN Peacekeeping medals on 13th September.
September
People's Bank plans to establish 100 kiosks around the country by the end of the year.
September
Chairperson Abu dhabi Dialogue Justice and Foreign Employment Minister Thalatha Athukorala on a Visit to Abudhabi met Human Resources and Labour Minister Saqr Ghobsh.
September
State Minister attends EDCF 30th Anniversary Conference
State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs Niroshan Perera participated in the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) 30th anniversary conference ‘Shaping the Future with EDCF and KSP’ on the invitation of the Korean government.
September
The Annual Forest Management Study Tour organized by the Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) with the participation of member states including Sri Lanka was held in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia from 05th to 7th September.
