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Sri Lanka and Thailand Discuss Strengthening Labour Cooperation
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, met with the Minister of Labour of Thailand, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn on 10th March 2025 to discuss strengthening labour cooperation between the two countries. The meeting was held in a spirit of mutual collaboration and reinforced the long-standing bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Thailand, particularly in the areas of trade, tourism, and labour cooperation.
Sri Lanka and Lao PDR Strengthen Cultural and Tourism Cooperation
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand, concurrently accredited to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, met with the Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism of Lao PDR Suanesavanh Vignaket, in Vientiane. The meeting underscored the strong cultural and diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and Lao PDR, particularly in the realms of Theravāda Buddhism, tourism, and cultural cooperation.
To invoke blessings at the beginning of the New Year 2022, an alms giving was carried out by Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, C.A. Chaminda I. Colonne and Spouse Stephan Senanayake at the Official Residence in Bangkok on 02nd January 2022 to Most Venerable Phra Thepsasanaphiban, the Ecclesiastical Regional Governor of Region 14 and the Abbot of Wat Rai Khing Temple; Ven. Prof. Dr. Phratheppaworamethee, Ecclesiastical Regional Deputy Governor of Region 15, Vice Rector for Administrative Affairs of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, President of Educational Affairs of Wat Prayurawongsawas Waraviharn, Acting Abbot of Mahachulalongkornrachuthit Temple, President of the Coordinating Committee on Strategies for Buddhist Affairs Reformation; Ven. Prof. Dr. Phramaha Hansa Dhammahaso, Director of International Buddhist Studies College (IBSC) of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University; Ven. Phrakru Prarad Pongphan Khanthisophano, Assistant to Abbot, Wat Rai Khing Temple; Ven. Asst. Prof. Dr. Walmoruwe Piyarathana, Director of BA International Porgramme, Faculty of Buddhism of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University; Ven. Dr. Wilgamuwe Ariyarathana and Ven. Dr. Beliatte Metteyya of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Thailand. Former Thailand Ambassador to Sri Lanka Poldej Worachart and Madam Worachart also attended the alms giving.
Sri Lanka and Thailand Discuss Strengthening Labour Cooperation
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, met with the Minister of Labour of Thailand, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn on 10th March 2025 to discuss strengthening labour cooperation between the two countries. The meeting was held in a spirit of mutual collaboration and reinforced the long-standing bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Thailand, particularly in the areas of trade, tourism, and labour cooperation.
Sri Lanka and Lao PDR Strengthen Cultural and Tourism Cooperation
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand, concurrently accredited to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, met with the Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism of Lao PDR Suanesavanh Vignaket, in Vientiane. The meeting underscored the strong cultural and diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and Lao PDR, particularly in the realms of Theravāda Buddhism, tourism, and cultural cooperation.
