Press Releases
Sri Lanka and Cambodia Exempt Visa for holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports with effect from 24th December 2022
Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Thailand Attends “GI Thailand: The Way of the Land”
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand & Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, attended the prestigious event titled “GI Thailand: The Way of the Land, Preserving Local Heritage for Global Recognition,” organized by the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand on Saturday, 21 March 2026, at Baan Dusit Thani, Bangkok.
Strengthening Buddhist Heritage Diplomacy: Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Thailand Delivers a Lecture at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to UNESCAP in Bangkok, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, was invited to deliver a lecture on “Guardians of the Dhamma: The Role of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Anagarika Dharmapala’s Pioneering Efforts to Preserve Buddhagaya” at the Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, one of Thailand’s foremost centres of Buddhist higher education on 17 March 2026.
The Agreement on Exemption of the Visa Requirement for holders of the Diplomatic and Official Passports between Sri Lanka and Cambodia signed on 10th of May 2022, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at Phnom Penh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, C.A. Chaminda I Colonne of Sri Lanka and Koy Kuong, the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has been enforced with effect from 24th December 2022.
Embassy & Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka
Bangkok
26th December 2022
Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Thailand Attends “GI Thailand: The Way of the Land”
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand & Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, attended the prestigious event titled “GI Thailand: The Way of the Land, Preserving Local Heritage for Global Recognition,” organized by the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand on Saturday, 21 March 2026, at Baan Dusit Thani, Bangkok.
Strengthening Buddhist Heritage Diplomacy: Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Thailand Delivers a Lecture at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to UNESCAP in Bangkok, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, was invited to deliver a lecture on “Guardians of the Dhamma: The Role of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Anagarika Dharmapala’s Pioneering Efforts to Preserve Buddhagaya” at the Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, one of Thailand’s foremost centres of Buddhist higher education on 17 March 2026.