Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe presented Letters of Credence to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai at the Qasr Al Watan Presidential Palace. The Credential Ceremony was held at the Qasr Al Watan Presidential Palace which included a Guard of [...]
A delegation led by Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade, Nalin Bandara comprising officials of the public and private sector visited Dubai during 7th to 11th 2019 to sign Sri Lanka’s participation contract in World Expo 2020 which is scheduled to be held during 20th October 2020 to 10th April 2021 in [...]
Signifying another milestone of Sri Lankan professionals living in the UAE, four main Sri Lankan professional Associations of “Institution of Incorporated Engineers Sri Lanka” (IIESL) - UAE Branch, the “Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka” (IQSSL) – UAE Chapter, the “Sri Lankan Quantity Surveyors – UAE” (SLQS-UAE) and the “Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni [...]
Signifying the importance of keeping the harmony and goodwill among different religious groups, the Consulate General of Sri Lanka hosted an Iftar function in Association with the Sri Lankan Muslim Community in Dubai on Thursday 16th May 2019. Over 200 Sri Lankans representing all faiths participated in the above programme. This is the third [...]
More than 200 Sri Lankans representing Sri Lankan Associations, Organizations, Clubs and Groups gathered at Grand Millennium Hotel Business Bay on 02nd May 2019 in support of the initiative programme for spreading security and happiness culture by Dubai Police, organized together with the Consulate General of Sri Lanka. This programme intended to create awareness [...]
Over 200 Sri Lankans gathered in the Consulate General of Sri Lanka on 24th April 2019 to take part in a multi-religious function held in memory of the victims who lost their lives and in support of their bereaved family members. The Consulate General of Sri Lanka has organized this event together with the [...]
Making wellness tourism a catalyst to boost the thriving tourism industry of the country, six (06) leading companies in the wellness tourism sectors from Sri Lanka participated at Arab Health 2019 which was held in Dubai, UAE from 28th to 31st January 2019 at Dubai World Trade Center, under Sri Lanka’s country pavilion, promoting [...]
Among many other initiatives to serve the Sri Lankan Community in Dubai and the Northern Emirates in efficient manner, the Consulate General of Sri Lanka commissioned a smart queue system with the sponsorship of the Bank of Ceylon on Monday 22 October 2018. With this new smart queue system in place, it has been [...]
SRI LANKA AGRICULTURE EXHIBITION 11TH – 16TH DECEMBER 2018 – BMICH COLOMBO, SRI LANKA October 10, 2018 The Ministry of Agriculture of Sri Lanka is organizing an Agriculture Exhibition from December 11th -16th 2018 at Bandaranayke Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo Sri Lanka. The exhibition will primarily focus on the modernization of Sri Lanka’s [...]
Hon. Harin Fernando, Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment visited the Consulate General of Sri Lanka on 18th August 2018 as part of his brief official visit to the Sri Lanka Missions in Middle East. During the visit, the Hon. Minister had a fruitful discussion with the officials of the Consulate General [...]
