Mr. Esala Weerakoon, member of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service batch of 1988 received his letter of appointment as the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today 1st August 2016, from the Secretary to the President. He has served as High

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Stéphane Dion, paid an official visit to Sri Lanka on 28 and 29 July. This official visit of a Foreign Minister of Canada to Sri Lanka took place after 13 years. Minister Dion called on President Maith

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau together Sri Lanka High Commission in Singapore successfully concluded a "Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Roadshow" on 8th July, 2016 at the Hilton Hotel, Singapore.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs of Malaysia Dato Seri Dr. Ahmed Zahid Hamidi who is on a two day official visit to Sri Lanka met with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, today (22) morning at the Foreign Ministry.

The Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms in Sri Lanka has called for submissions from Diaspora Organisations, on the design of structures, processes and measures for truth, accountability, reparations and non-recurrence – i.e. an Office

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs of Malaysia Dato Seri Dr. Ahmed Zahid Hamidi, will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka from 21 to 22 July 2016.

Following Minister Balakrishnan’s incisive speech and amidst such a distinguished panel, there is little unique insight that I can shed on the geopolitics of South Asia. But one specific lens I can offer is that of South Asia’s only island state a

Hosted by the institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) of National University of Singapore (NUS), the 03rd South Asian Diaspora Convention (SADC) will bring together 1000 distinguished guests and more than 50 of the region’s leading policymakers and busi

Ladies and Gentlemen, in fact all of you are aware, that on the 08th of January last year in a historic election, in fact what the world calls the rainbow election of 2015, the people of Sri Lanka voted for change, and for democracy, reconciliation and de

ISAS Public Lecture: "Terrorism & the State: Transforming Conflict, Building Peace" by Mrs Chandrika Kumaratunga, Former President, of Sri Lanka - Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore - 24th June 2016, from 1600 to 18.00