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‘s presidential powers suspended; PM takes over as acting leader
Dec 09, 2016 (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s powers were suspended at 7:03 p.m. on Friday (1003 GMT) after parliament voted to impeach her, her office said. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn took over as acting president and told a cabinet meeting he would do his best to ensure stable government continued to function. […]
Sri Lanka exporters await confirmation of RAMIS
Dec 09, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Exporters Association, which represents a majority of the island’s exporters, has urgently called upon the Finance Ministry to confirm that RAMIS will be fully implemented, and that it will be operational by January 2017. Paperless SVAT system provided exporters with a significant level of relief towards the constraints […]
State sponsored sanitation services bound in caste relations: report
By Aftab Lall (Centre for Poverty Analysis) State sponsored provision of sanitation services in Jaffna, Sri Lanka are tightly bound in caste relations. Both Tamil and Sinhalese society groups that find themselves at the bottom of caste hierarchy continue to face socio-economic barriers in attempts to move out of poverty. In my study site in […]
World renowned Battery Dance tours Sri Lanka
The world-renowned Battery Dance will conclude its tour of Sri Lanka with a gala “Drums and Dance” performance in collaboration with Chandana Wickramasinghe’s Dancer’s Guild and Asoka Wickramaratne’s Naadro at Bishop’s College on December 12 at 7:00 p.m. This public show completes Battery Dance’s nearly two weeks of programs featuring exchanges with top Sri Lankan […]
Canada & Sri Lanka join forces to end gender-based violence in workplace
As part of the 16 Days of Activism in Sri Lanka, the Canadian High Commission and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) co-hosted a panel discussion on December 7 on the importance of zero-tolerance for Gender-based Violence (GBV) within the workplace. Entitled Engendering Change: Investing in a GBV-free Workplace, the panel discussion brought together more […]
‘s deal lifts mood
Dec 08, 2016 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares rose on Thursday as a stake buy in Commercial Credit and Finance Plc by a unit of Thailand’s Group Lease Plc lifted the mood while foreign investors bought domestic stocks and turned net buyers so far in the year. Group Lease Holdings Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of […]
President removes 19 Sinhala leaders from a list of traitors
After 198 years, President has removed 19 Sinhala leaders including Monarawila Keppetipola from a list of traitors recognizing them as Wellassa heroes. After 198 years, I cleared the names of Wellassa heroes including Monarawila Keppetipola. pic.twitter.com/HWXD4jBxWQ— Maithripala Sirisena (@MaithripalaS) December 8, 2016
Samsung designs all-screen front for Galaxy S8 phones
Dec 08, 2016 (LBO) – World’s biggest smartphone vendor Samsung is planning to create an all-screen front for the Galaxy S8 smartphones coming out next year, reports said. A virtual home button will also be included in the screen while scrapping the physical home button and embedding the fingerprint sensor also in the display. The […]
200 Chinese couples eye mass wedding in Sri Lanka
Dec 08, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo has been chosen by 200 Chinese couples to hold a mass wedding event. Tourism Development Minister John Amaratunga told Parliament today there is growing interest among the Chinese and Indians to hold mass weddings in Sri Lanka. “Already, reservations have been made for 200 Chinese couples […]
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Unitary Sri Lanka should not be limited to mere label: Solidarity Movement
Statement of the National Joint Committee on the Report submitted by the Centre-Periphery Sub-Committee on Constitutional Reform The Government on the 19th of November presented to Parliament several reports of subcommittees appointed by them on constitutional reform, which includes reports on centre-periphery relations and police powers. The subcommittee on centre-periphery relations was chaired by Mr […]