Srilanka

The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Toronto, as a part of country promotion/tourism promotion program 2019, participated at the Second Annual Commonwealth Showcase, organized by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) celebrating the 70^thAnniversary of the Commonwealth on 20 July 2019 at the National Historic site of Fort York,Toronto.

In order to retain billions of Rupees that we spent annually to import milk powder and to create a healthy young generation it is imperative to empower and strengthen local dairy farmers, President Maithripala Sirisena said.

Naval personnel, during a search conducted at the sandbanks in Talaimannar found a haul of beedi leaves on 23^rdJuly 2019.

The Welikada Prison has become the main obstacle to efforts of creating a better society for the future generation said the President while adding that investigations into the recent apprehension 270 kg of heroin revealed that the activities were operated from the Prison.