The inauguration of the ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’, a special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic commenced today (April 18).

President Anura Kumara Disanayake attended the ceremony.

Additionally, a number of foreign diplomats traveled to Kandy on a dedicated train service to attend this event.

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(Previous news 2025 April 18 – 10.40.a.m.)

“Siri Dalada Vandanawa” commences today

The ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’, a special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, will commence today (April 18) at 12:30 noon, after 16 years.

President Anura Kumara Disanayake is scheduled to participate in the inauguration ceremony.

Additionally, a number of foreign diplomats are expected to participate in this event. Special arrangements have been made for them to travel from Colombo to Kandy via a dedicated train service.

From April 19 to 27, the special exposition will be from 12:00 noon to 5:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Police’s Information Technology Division has introduced a new system to provide essential services for the convenience of devotees attending the ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’ and to facilitate collaboration with the police.

Through this platform, devotees can access information and receive instructions regarding the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic via the official website of the Sri Lanka Police, daladadekma.police.lk

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The oil anointing tradition for this year’s Sinhala and Tamil New Year was held today (April 16).

The National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka in Dehiwala also performed these rituals on several of its inhabitants.

The rituals began with the ‘Kadol’ elephant, continuing a customary tradition of blessing elephants during the New Year period.

The head of a brown bear recently received by the zoo from United Arab Emirates, was also anointed.

However, the most special zoo resident that was included in these rituals, was the 153-year-old giant tortoise, recognized as the oldest living animal in Sri Lanka.

The event was organized by the zoo’s management team under the guidance of Director General Chandana Rajapaksa and coordinated by Deputy Director Dinushika Manawadu.

A seminar on exchanges between China and Sri Lanka in the fields of economic development and poverty alleviation was held in Beijing, China recently.

The seminar – ‘Experience Exchange in the Field of Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation between China and Sri Lanka’ was held from March 23 – April 05 and was attended by 28 officials across 13 different ministries or institutions of Sri Lanka.

The seminar aimed to expand bilateral exchanges and cooperation in areas such as poverty alleviation and development, rural vitalization, digital economy, and green development, and was designed to help Sri Lanka officials improve governance capacity.

During the state visit to China, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and President Xi Jinping reached extensive common understandings on governance and development experience sharing and exchanges and the seminar was held to implement this consensus.

Chinese experts were invited to the seminar to give lectures and host discussions on a wide variety of topics, including the interpretation of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Economy, introduction of China’s national conditions, the procedure and methodology of China’s national development planning, China’s poverty alleviation and poverty reduction experience, digital governance, and China’s rural revitalization policy and practice, etc.

Besides, the seminar organized field research and exchanges with local government departments and relevant enterprises, allowing participants to gain an in-depth understanding of China’s latest progress in the fields of economic development, poverty alleviation and reduction, green and low-carbon development, and digital economy. 

In Shijiazhuang of Hebei Province, the participants visited Majiazhuang and learned about the experience of Chinese villages in utilizing agricultural technology to increase production and income, actively expanding sales channels for agricultural products, and improving the quality of life.

In Hangzhou of Zhejiang Province, the participants visited Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group and had a discussion with the executives of the enterprise, so as to gain a deeper understanding of the development mode of China’s digital economy and its important role in promoting industrial upgrading and economic transformation.

In Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, the participants visited the photovoltaic power generation project in Longshan Town of Cixi City, and had a discussion with the relevant management departments of Ningbo Port to learn about China’s advanced experience in green and low-carbon development and efficient operation of ports.

According to the Chinese embassy in Colombo, the seminar is not only a vivid portrayal of friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation among developing countries. It is also a further deepening of cooperation and exchanges between China and Sri Lanka in the economic field, which will help introduce China’s experience in economic development and poverty alleviation into Sri Lanka, and inject a strong impetus to promote high-quality China-Sri Lanka cooperation in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.