World - Business
July
Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka renewed for the 115th Congress
The Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka under the leadership of its co-chairs Representative Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Representative Dina Titus (D-NV) recently renewed its registration as a Congressional Member Organization of the 115th U.S. Congress.
July
Sri Lanka Missions abroad celebrate 150th Years of Ceylon Tea
Over 37 Sri Lanka Missions abroad celebrated the 150th anniversary of Ceylon tea this month in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
July
SriLankan Airlines commences operations to Visakhapatnam
SriLankan Airlines commenced operations to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India from Saturday (8th July).
July
State Minister reaffirms commitment to advance Sri Lanka- Romania bilateral relationship
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake visited Romania on 29th June – 2nd July for the second session of the Sri Lanka-Romania bilateral political consultations.
July
An agreement signed to recruit Sri Lankans as Geriatric Care Nurses
Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Employment G.S. Withanage and Dr. Götz Schmidt-Bremme, Ambassador for the 2017-2018 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Co-Chairmanship of Germany on 27th June signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on principles of fair recruitment of personnel for training as geriatric nurses in Germany.
July
A Sri Lanka Film Festival was held in Seoul, Korea from 23rd June to 25th June, at CGV Myungdong Station Cine Library.
June
Pakistani people have a friendly image on Sri Lanka: Envoy
The Export Development Board (EDB) of Sri Lanka with the collaboration of the High Commission of Pakistan organized a seminar on “Business Opportunities with Pakistan”, recently.
June
Ambassador Kariyawasam re-elected to UN Committee on Migrant Workers
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the USA, Prasad Kariyawasam, who has been a member of the UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) since its inception in March 2004, and the first Chair of the Committee, was re-elected for the fourth time at the election held at the UN in New York on 28th June at the 8th Meeting of State Parties to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
June
The grand production inauguration ceremony of the Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia that has attracted 18 leading global apparel and textile companies was held on 20th June at the Industrial Park with the participation of the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, senior Ministers of the government, Ambassadors, senior government officials and the company owners etc.
June
Japan - SL parliamentary friendship offers flood relief assistance
Japan - Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship League donated a package of drinking bottles for the victims affected by the recent floods and landslides in Sri Lanka.
