Sri Lanka Week in Melbourne

Chaminda Perera and Dhanushka Godakumbura

Lankans domiciled in Australia have organized a four-day long program to educate the international community on how Sri Lanka is being rebuilt after terrorism that has ravaged the country's progress for more than three decades was wiped out by the Security Forces.

Education Minister Susil Premajayantha will elaborate on how the Government expects to rebuild the war ravaged North and the East under the Uthuru Wasanthaya and Negenahira Navodaya programs during the Sri Lanka Week beginning from June 10 in Melbourne.

There will be special programs to promote tourism and trade in Sri Lanka on the inaugural day.

The photographic exhibition which is scheduled to be held on June 11 at the Victoria Parliament.

The Chief Minister of the Victoria Parliament will inaugurate the exhibition. Export Promotion and Enterprise Development Minister Mano Wijeratne and Education Minister Susil Premajayantha are expected to inaugurate a program to attract more investors to Sri Lanka on June 12.

The International community and the Sri Lankans in Australia will be educated on the Immigration and Emigration laws and banking system of Sri Lanka on June 13. They will also be made aware of the Api Wenuwen Api housing project meant for the families of fallen and disabled war heroes and the Security Forces personnel who have no shelter.

The Education Minister will also deliver a special lecture on Mahinda Chinthanaya and Sri Lanka's future plans on June 14 which is final day of the program.