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Foreign Ministry and Foreign Missions contribute to COVID-19 Fund



The Ministry of Foreign Relations handed over Rs. 27.7 million to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (May 14th), raised through the network of Sri Lanka Missions overseas, to support COVID-19 Health Care and Social Security Fund. Read More

Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing commemorated the Vesak Day 2020

The staff members of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing commemorated the Vesak Day to invoke blessings to Sri Lanka and the World

 

Facilitation of Inward Remittances - for Special Deposit Accounts (SDAs)

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has announced launching of Special Deposit Accounts through commercial banks to attract foreign currency remittances to Sri Lanka.

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On this day, Sri Lanka remembers all those lives lost and changed forever in barbaric acts of violence one year ago. We share the grief of families who lost their loved ones and stand in solidarity with those countries which lost their nationals.

New bank account introduced to remit foreign currency earnings

Minister Dinesh Gunawardena explores possibilities to assist Sri Lankan Migrant workers



Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena met with the Secretaries and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Ministry of Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations and the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), today (10 April 2020), at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, to discuss ramifications emanating from the present Coronavirus pandemic to Sri Lankan migrant workers abroad and to explore possible mechanisms to assist these Sri Lankans. Read more

Foreign Secretary Aryasinha outlines role and preparations of the Ministry and its missions in tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic 



Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has outlined the role and preparations of the Ministry of Foreign Relations and its missions across the world, in helping Sri Lanka tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing concerns of Sri Lankan nationals overseas. Read More

Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha joins Indeewari Amuwatte @ Hyde Park on Ada Derana 24 - 4 April 2020
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IS BLACK TEA AN IMMUNITY BOOSTER FOR COVID- 19?



Is there any silver lining in the dark cloud for ‘Ceylon Tea’? The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka (TRI) has released a scientific paper under the theme: ‘Anti-viral’ properties of tea - black tea may become the unique brew of choice with no side effects to fight against Corona Virus? Read more

Minister Gunawardena explores practical solutions to assist expatriate communities with Foreign Ministry Officials



Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met with senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Relations today at the Ministry to discuss about the welfare of the Sri Lankan expatriate communities, difficulties currently being faced by these communities and ways to explore practical solutions to assist expatriate communities at this time of need. Read More

Sri Lankan Community in China and Chinese Friends of Sri Lanka Donate Essential Medical Supplies

 
On the initiative of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing, Sri Lankan community members living in China and the Chinese friends of Sri Lanka donated surgical masks, forehead thermometers, disposable face masks, N95 masks, goggles, infrared electronic thermometers, isolation cloth, protection suits, and disposable gloves which could be used to effectively fight COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. Read more