Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka attends 8th South and South-West Asia Forum on Sustainable Development in New Delhi
The Eighth South and South-West Asia Forum on Sustainable Development has taken place in New Delhi, India from 11th to 12th November 2024, co-hosted by the NITI Aayog of the Government of India and Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP), in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator, with a strong call for renewed commitment, accelerated efforts and innovative solutions to meet development ambitions. The Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka in Bangkok, E.A.S. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe was invited to attend the forum.
Promoting Buddhist Religious Tourism: Sri Lanka and Thailand Collaborate on ‘Solosmastana’ Documentary
The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Bangkok, in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Public Broadcasting Service of Thailand (Thai PBS), are producing a documentary on ‘Solosmastana’, featuring the 16 sacred religious sites of Sri Lanka. This initiative aims to strengthen Buddhist religious tourism between the two nations, highlighting shared cultural and spiritual heritage.
‘True Little Monk’
Now you can watch in Haritha TV Sri Lanka
Every Saturday at 11 am -12 pm
Repeat on Wednesday at 10.30 am – 11.30 am
Dialog TV -Channel 16
Peo TV – 9
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අන්තර්ජාතික සම්මාන රැසකින් පිදුම් ලැබූ True Little Monk නම් තායි සාමණේර භික්ෂූන්වහන්සේලා පිළිබඳ වන වැඩසටහන් මාලාවේ සමාරම්භක වැඩසටහන, ශ්‍රී ලාංකේය රූපවාහිනි නාලිකාවක් ඔස්සේ ප්‍රථම වරට 2021 මැයි මස 26 වන වෙසක් පුන් පොහෝ දින පෙරවරු 11.30 ට ඩයලොග් TV නාලිකා අංක 16 සහ PEO TV නාලිකා අංක 9 ඔස්සේ හරිත TV නාලිකාවෙන් විකාශය කෙරේ.
එමෙන්ම, තායිලන්තයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා තානාපති කාර්යාලයේ සහ True corporation PLC හී සහයෝගීත්වයෙන් විකාශය වන මෙම True Little Monk වැඩසටහන එම වැඩසටහන් මාලාවේ 31 වන වැඩසටහනයි.
To Commemorate the Vesak Day-2021 (2564 B.E.), Sri Lanka Embassy and Permanent Mission in Thailand collaborating with True Corporation PLC, Thailand, launched the telecast of 31 episodes of “True Little Monk” on Haritha TV, Sri Lanka
To Commemorate the Vesak Day-2021 (2564 B.E.), the telecast of the international award-winning “True Little Monk” (“True Plookpanya”), documentary series was launched on the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, 26 May 2021 (2564 B.E. on Haritha TV during the “Buddha Rashmi” National Vesak Programme 2021 held at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The 31-episode series is being telecast for the first time in Sri Lanka in collaboration with True Corporation PLC, Sri Lanka Embassy and Permanent Mission in Thailand, the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, and the Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s Office.
The documentary was showcased with Sinhala subtitles. It was the very first translation of the documentary to a foreign language.
In 2018, “True Little monk year 7” started with 12 Thai boys. Later the project expanded with the inclusion of 12 other boys from different nationalities around the world, for international audiences and the documentary was titled as “True Little Monk: A Wisdom Training Programme for Novices”.
During the four week creation period of the documentary, all 24 boys studied Dhamma and the essence of Buddhism through age appropriate learning method in line with monastic practices at Wat Nog Pah Pong, a forest monastery established by Phra Bodhinyanathera (Chan Subhaddo).
Authorizing the broadcast of “True Little Monks” for 12 months, starting 26 May 2021 in Sri Lanka, Chief Excellence Center and Education Officer of True Corporation PLC, Thailand Dr. Naetchanok Wipatasinlapin, stated that “It is our wish that we are able to reach out to all audiences in Sri Lanka who are looking for true inner peace and happiness in their lives and hope that the “True Little Monk” programme will be beneficial, and bring happiness to their lives as it does the Thai audience”
Since the first telecast in 2012, “True Little Monk,” the innovative Dhamma documentary has received comment, praises and encouragement from both domestic and international audiences.
The Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards (2013 and 2016, Award Winner for Educational TV Programme Category), The Telly Awards (2015, 2017, and 2018 Award Winner for the Religious/Spiritual TV Show Category), Asian Academy Creative Awards (2018, Award Winner for Best Children’s Programme Category (Thailand)), TV Gold Awards (2017, Award Winner for the TV Programme for Youths Category), Nataraj Awards (2015-2017, Award for the Best Children Programme Category), and Chor Sa-ard Awards (2014-2016 and 2018, Award for TV Programme Category) are the awards received for the documentary locally and internationally.
On 29 and 30 May 2020, after the launch of the documentary in Sri Lanka, the True TV and Thai News Network (TNN) channels as well as online media Matichon, Siamrath, and Today Line in Thailand, gave nationwide due publicity for the launch.
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka
Bangkok
01 June, 2021
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