Srilanka, April 18 -- Foreign diplomats representing several countries travelled to Kandy this morning in a special observation saloon of a train that departed from the Colombo Fort Railway Station at around 7:00 a.m., the President's Media Division (PMD) reported.

According to the PMD, diplomats from Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, the Netherlands, India, Myanmar, Palestine, France, New Zealand, Cuba, Egypt, Japan, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Canada and South Korea are among those participating.

The 'Siri Dalada Vandanawa', a special veneration of the Sacred Tooth Relic, begins today (April 18) after a 16-year hiatus. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is expected to attend the inauguration ceremony.

This initiative is intend...