Sri Lanka High Commission Public Holidays 2023

i 6th January 2023  (Friday)  Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day SL
ii 26th January 2023  (Thursday)  Australia Day AUS
iii 04th February 2023 (Saturday) Independence Day SL
iv 13th March 2023 (Monday) Canberra Day AUS
v 07th  April 2023 (Friday) Good Friday SL/AUS
vi 10th April 2023 (Monday)  Easter Monday AUS
vii 14th   April 2023 (Friday)  Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day SL
viii  22nd  April  2023 (Saturday) Ramazan Festival Day SL
ix 5th May 2023 (Friday) Vesak Full Moon Poya Day SL
x 29th May 2023(Monday) Reconciliation Day  AUS
xi 12th  June 2023 (Monday)  Birthday of the Sovereign AUS
xii 03rd  July 2023 (Monday) Adhi Esala Full Moon Poya Day SL
xiii 29th September 2023 (Friday) Binara Full Moon Poya Day  SL
xiv 02nd  October 2023 (Monday)  Labour Day AUS
xv 12th November 2023 (Sunday) Deepavali Festival Day  SL
xvi  25th December 2023 (Monday) Christmas Day SL/AUS
xvii 26th December 2023 (Tuesday)  Boxing day AUS


FACETS SRI LANKA – 2023 – PREMIER EDITION FROM 07TH TO 9TH JANUARY 2023 AT CINNAMON GRAND, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

The Sri Lanka Gem & Jewellery Association hosts FACETS SRI LANKA 2023 – THE PREMIER EDITION From the 7th to 9th January 2023 At Cinnamon Grand Colombo, Sri Lanka. (To see the details of the event, Please click here)

 


LAUNCH OF SPECIAL PACKAGES DURING FIFA WORLD CUP 2022

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau along with the Negombo Hoteliers Association will be organizing a special FIFA fan Zone from 1st to 20th December 2022.

Please find attached herewith the special packages offered in this regard.

 

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International Water Conference (IWC) from 14 – 16 December 2022- Colombo, Sri Lanka

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) is organizing the International Water Conference from 14 – 16 December 2022, at “Centre of Excellence for Water & Sanitation – Cews” in Colombo. (To see the details Pleasse Click Here)



High Commission  hosts the first “Wes Mangallaya Ceremony”, in Canberra

The Sri Lanka High Commission hosted the first ‘Wes Mangallaya ceremony’, in Canberrra organised by the Bhagya School of Dance (BDS) on 15 October 2022 at the Sri Lanka High Commission Premises. Read More »



Scheme to Grant Permits to Import Electric Vehicles by the Sri Lankans Working Abroad

The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment has issued the Circular No. 02/2022 dated 31st August 2022  introducing  a scheme to granting permits to import electric vehicles by the Sri Lankans working abroad.

Please see  the Circular ( in Sinhala) which outline the conditions, criteria and operational procedure with respect to the scheme.

The  Circular in English…..

Please see the amended Circular ……..  


Central Bank of Sri Lanka joins hands with the Foreign Employment Bureau to promote the LankaRemit mobile application

With the aim of popularizing the LankaRemit National Remittance Mobile Application among migrant workers, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) held a ceremony on 26 August 2022 at SLBFE to demonstrate its features. LankaRemit provides Sri Lankan expatriates with access to a fast, secure and more convenient remittance channel to send money to Sri Lanka. Read More »


Register with the High Commission

The Sri Lankan High Commission in Canberra would like to keep in touch with Sri Lankans and persons of Sri Lankan origin living in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and other Pacific Islands as well as Sri Lankan community organisations in those countries.

If you are a current/former Sri Lankan or an office bearer of a Sri Lankan community organisation we invite you to register with the High Commission.

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