The presentation of the Buddha statue donated to Sri Lanka by Indonesia was held at the ’Dharmayathanaya’ in Bauddaloka Mawatha, Colombo recently  under the patronage of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

The Prime Minister addressed a letter to the Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industry, Mahinda Amaraweera and the Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Safety, Nalin Fernando.

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad welcomed a 28-member delegation from the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Sri Lanka (DSCSC) on International Collaboration Study Package-2024. The delegation led by Commodore Sanjeewa Premarathna (Chief Instructor Navy Wing) comprised six Directing Staff members and 20 Student Officers from tri – services of Sri Lanka and an officer from the Malaysian Air Force. The ten-day long study tour from 2-11 September 2024 was organised by the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad in close coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Joint Staff Headquarters of Pakistan, underscoring the strong diplomatic ties between the two countries.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has posthumously pardoned Captain Diyunuge Edward Henry Pedris, who was executed 109 years ago following an unjust trial under British colonial rule.