Miss France 2014 contestants in Sri Lanka

Thirty three contestants who qualified for the Miss France 2014 Finale along with reigning Miss France Marine Lorphelin who is also the first runner up in 2013 Miss World arrived in Sri Lanka today on a tour.

This is the first time  that final contestants of a Miss France contest visited Sri Lanka although they had visited countries like Thailand, Maldives, Mexico and Mauritius before.The winner of the Miss France 2013 would visit Sri Lanka again and would represent as a brand ambassador of Cinnamon Hotel and Resorts.Cinnamon Hotel and Resorts and Srilankan Airlines are providing facilities for the tour.

Prince of Wales rounds off Sri Lanka tour with a cup of tea and the Hokey Cokey

Prince of Wales takes part in rendition of Hokey Cokey with disabled children, before rounding off his tour of Sri Lanka with a cup of tea on a plantation

 

He rarely needs to be asked twice to show off his dancing skills, so there was no stopping the Prince of Wales when he walked into a classroom of children doing the Hokey-Cokey in Sri Lanka.

The Prince joined hands with children in a music class at a school for physically and mentally handicapped children in Nuwara Eliya, and went through several verses of the song before finally admitting defeat when the children appeared ready to carry on all afternoon.

Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meet business leaders and civil society in Sri Lanka

Nov 16, Colombo: Commonwealth Foreign Ministers met with business leaders and civil society representatives this morning in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The roundtable discussion, chaired by Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris, is intended to deal at length on areas varying from cooperate opportunities to business infrastructure.
Foreign Ministers and representatives from all Commonwealth countries participating in Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 were present at the roundtable discussion.
The Commonwealth, often described as a family of nations, organizations and people, includes three Inter-government Organizations (IGOs), ten Associated Organizations (AOs) and 72 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
The 10 Associated Organizations include Commonwealth Association for Public Administrators and Managers (CAPAM), Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA), Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), Commonwealth Conference of Postal Administrators (CCPA, Conference of Commonwealth Meteorologists (CCM), The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Commonwealth Education Trust (CET), Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO).
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Galle Face

Galle Face Green stretches from the foyer of the Galle Face Hotel, all the way to the old parliament building now used as the Presidential Secretariat, hugging the western coast of Colombo along the waters of the Indian Ocean.

The green grassy promenade has been a place for families to gather and spend their leisure, flying kites, eating gram, playing cricket and soccer, or even simply jogging along to keep fit and slim. Evenings on the promenade are always choked to capacity with people and vendors, especially on weekends. The cool breeze wafting from the Indian Ocean and the open spaces that bring in so much light and laughter bring a sense of calm and relief to the weary heart and mind. Children frolic as if they were spending time in Disneyland. Lovers take shelter behind open umbrellas sharing their emotions in silence amidst a humdrum of noise and thunder. Its, surely, a place for all people.

CHOGM SRI LANKA

Hi Guys

The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) will be one of the principal meeting venues for CHOGM 2013. It will also be the location of the Media Centre, which will be the central location for all media personnel accredited to cover CHOGM 2013. All accredited media professionals will have full access to all the facilities at the Media Centre.

Through the Media Centre, journalists will be able to have access to a fully-equipped facility with the latest technology for the duration of CHOGM 2013.

The main communications platform for CHOGM 2013 will be an Intranet platform. All accredited media will have access to the Intranet via the media work area.