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  • Twitter Q&A on the UK’s Chevening Scholarships

    The British High Commission Colombo will answer your questions on applying for a Chevening Scholarship via Twitter on 20 October at 1400.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • A UK visa is just five steps away

    UK Visas & Immigration launch new video aimed at first time visitors to the UK.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • A UK visa is just five steps away

    UK Visas & Immigration launch new video aimed at first time visitors to the UK.

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  • Celebrating IIT’s contribution to Sri Lankan education

    The British High Commissioner congratulates Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) for its contribution to higher education in Sri Lanka.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Baroness Anelay welcomes conclusions of UN Human Rights Council

    The UN Human Rights Council concluded its 30th session today with resolutions on Sri Lanka, Syria and Yemen.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka: PM statement 2 October 2015

    David Cameron welcomed the UN Human Rights Council's resolution 'Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka'.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK welcomes UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sri Lanka

    Hugo Swire today welcomed the adoption of an important and historic resolution on Sri Lanka by the UN Human Rights Council.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Fellowship of Chevening-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

    The British High Commission Colombo is pleased to announce applications are now open for an exciting new Chevening fellowship programme.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Chevening/Rolls Royce Science & Innovation Leadership Fellowship

    The British High Commission Colombo is pleased to announce applications are now open for this year’s CRISP fellowship programme.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK Increases Number of Chevening Scholars from Sri Lanka

    The UK has announced a significant increase in the number of Chevening Scholars from Sri Lanka.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK welcomes UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report on Sri Lanka

    Hugo Swire welcomed the publication of the report from the investigation on Sri Lanka by the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK sets out Human Rights Council priorities in Geneva

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire addressed the Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss the UK’s human rights priorities.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Hugo Swire's address to the Human Rights Council in Geneva

    Foreign Office Minister of State, Hugo Swire, represented the UK at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's Record-breaking Reign

    On 9th Sep., Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second became the longest-reigning monarch in more than a thousand years of British history.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Pearson Test English Launched in Sri Lanka

    The Pearson Test of English qualification was officially launched in Sri Lanka by the British High Commissioner on 26 August 2015.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary congratulates Sri Lankan Prime Minister

    The Foreign Secretary congratulates Ranil Wickremesinghe on his election victory

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Chevening Scholarships: Applications are open!

    The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications for 2016/2017 Chevening Scholarships. from 3 August until 3 November 2015.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Extension of Chevening CRISP Programme to Sri Lanka

    British High Commissioner met Sri Lanka’s first Chevening CRISP Fellows before they left for the UK to pursue their special course of study.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary’s Ramadan Statement

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond sends his warmest wishes to Muslims in the UK and across the world at the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

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  • Foreign Secretary’s Ramadan Statement

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond sends his warmest wishes to Muslims in the UK and across the world at the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government