Sri Lanka and Federation of Thai Industries Collaborates to Strengthen Economic Ties
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, met with Kriengkrai Thiennukul, Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), on 10 th January 2025 to discuss enhancing trade, investment, tourism and industrial collaboration between Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Bangkok Meets with UNODC Regional Representative to Address Transboundary Human Trafficking Issues
The Ambassador and Permanent Representative E.A.S. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe met with the UNODC Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Masood Karimipour on 09 th January 2025, to discuss the pressing issue of emerging transboundary human trafficking challenges in the region. Regional Representative was accompanied by Rebecca Miller, Regional Programme Coordinator for Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling. The First Secretary and the Head of Chancery A.W. S Samanmali also joined the discussion.
The strategic location, the increasing port facilities and low operational costs have made Sri Lanka an emerging Commercial Hub in the South Asian region.
The country facilitates entrepot trade, offshore business, front end services, headquarter operations, and logistics services with the shipping ports and airports being the foundation for these activities. The Colombo port is the deepest in South Asia, and also one of the busiest container ports in the region.
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