
Sri Lanka Embassy Connects Businesses to Boost Economic Ties with Cambodia
The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Thailand accredited to Cambodia successfully organized a networking meeting to connect Sri Lankan companies based in Cambodia with businesses interested in exploring opportunities in this dynamic market on 22nd January 2025. The meeting was attended by representatives from CAMCEM Co. Ltd., the Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM), and around 20 Sri Lankan businesses operating in Cambodia, alongside companies keen to expand into the Cambodian market.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka Meets President of the Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association to Strengthen Bilateral Collaboration
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, met with Chomphol Phornchindarak, President of the Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association (TGJTA), to discuss strengthening collaboration between Sri Lanka and Thailand in the gem and jewellery industry on 21st January 2025. The meeting was attended by members of the TGJTA Board of Directors and prominent Sri Lankan gem and jewellery traders who are based in Bangkok.
📌📌HIGHLIGHTS:
– New cases = 32, deaths = 0, total cases = 2,765, total deaths = 47, and total cured = 1,928
– Last night, on 18 April, the Prime Minister visited some local checkpoints around Bangkok to observe operations and give moral support to officers.
– Thailand’s first “hospitel” is at Thammasat University, Rangsit campus. It provides over 300 beds, which will help reduce the congestion of COVID-19 patients in the hospitals.
– Thailand has opened its land borders and is allowing Thai nationals to return home. More than 3,500 Thais have already registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Speaker: Mr. Natapanu Nopakun
Deputy Director-General of the Department of Information and Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs