Diplomats Donate Their Own Salaries: Rs 3.6 Million Raised for Sri Lanka Flood Relief

COLOMBO (News 1st); The diplomatic corps residing in Sri Lanka have privately donated their salaries, collectively contributing Rs 3.6 million to support Sri Lankans facing hardship following the natural disasters caused by Cyclone Ditwah.

The donation was formally handed over to Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath on Thursday (11) by Dewi Gustina Tobing, Ambassador of Indonesia and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka, alongside fellow diplomats from Maldives, Italy, South Korea, Switzerland, Palestine, and Oman. This private, salary-based donation highlights a deeply personal commitment to the Sri Lankan people, transcending official diplomatic duties.

List of Participants

1. (Ms.) Dewi Gustina Tobing, Ambassadorof Indonesia to Sri Lanka

2. (Ms.) Lee Miyon, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea

3. Dr. (Ms.) Siri Walt, Ambassador of Switzerland to Sri Lanka

4. Masood Imad, High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to Sri Lanka

5. Ihab I.M. Khalil, Ambassadorof Palestine to Sri Lanka

6. Mr. Said Al Harbi, Charge d’ Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Colombo

7. Mr. Alberto Arcidiacono, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Italy in Colombo