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Ambassador Wijayanthi Edirisinghe Vice Chairs the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation of UNESCAP
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Wijayanthi Edirisinghe was one of the Vice Chairs of the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation, held from 28 to 30 May 2025 in Bangkok.

Sri Lanka–Thailand Medical Partnership to Deliver 71 Free Knee Surgeries
A special Buddhist fundraising event was held in support of a landmark humanitarian medical initiative aimed at enhancing access to orthopedic care in Sri Lanka.

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Dear Foreign Community in Thailand,
In cooperation with MOPH, Department of Disease Control, and agencies concerned, MFA wishes to inform that we will provide vaccination for non-Thai residents as follows:
We will provide walk-in registration for Covid-19 vaccination for foreigners aged 75 and over (born in 1946 or before and never received first dose Covid-19 vaccine).
– Starting 19 July 2021, all foreigners residing in Thailand aged 75 and over can register by walk-in process at the Central vaccination center – Bangsue Grand Station between 9:00 – 16:00 hrs.
– Please bring your passport, proof of residence, eg. visa, permanent residence card, work permit
– Walk-in registration is available at Gates 2, 3 and 4. Note that the Bangsue Grand Station is also used to vaccinate the Thai public.
– Please strictly observe COVID-19 preventive measures during your travel and at vaccination sites.
Please note that the walk-in registration is open daily but there is a limited slot for each day.
Please plan you visit accordingly.
Ambassador Wijayanthi Edirisinghe Vice Chairs the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation of UNESCAP
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Wijayanthi Edirisinghe was one of the Vice Chairs of the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation, held from 28 to 30 May 2025 in Bangkok.
Sri Lanka–Thailand Medical Partnership to Deliver 71 Free Knee Surgeries
A special Buddhist fundraising event was held in support of a landmark humanitarian medical initiative aimed at enhancing access to orthopedic care in Sri Lanka.