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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. […]
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 […]
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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 […]
‘s Asiri Hospital Holdings rings CSE opening bell
Asiri Hospital Holdings PLC rang the Opening Bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday. The Bell Ringing ceremony was organized by the CSE as part of a series featuring companies included in the S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index. Group Chairman and Managing Director Mr. Ashok Pathirage, Group CEO Dr. Manjula Karunaratne […]
Sri Lanka joins Saudi Horeca Exhibition to promote ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’
The Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh joined hands with the private sector tea trade in Sri Lanka to promote ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ in the largest Gulf market of Saudi Arabia. While a half-day session was organized for the interested buyers from Saudi to net – work effectively with […]
‘s education survey
Dec 07, 2016 (LBO) – Singapore has outperformed the rest of the world in the OECD’s latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey, which evaluates the quality, equity and efficiency of school systems. The top OECD countries were Japan, Estonia, Finland and Canada. The OECD’s PISA 2015 tested around 540,000 15-year-old students in 72 […]
Sri Lanka tea up for third consecutive month in Nov
Dec 07, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea auction average for the month of November showed gains with prices up 168.82 rupees to 581.33 rupees against 412.51 rupees in the period last year. “It is also noteworthy that this is the highest ever average for a calendar month improving on the previous best achieved during the […]
UNDP launches year-long campaign to mark its 50 Year journey in Sri Lanka
2016 marks an important year for the United Nations Development Programme as it marks fifty years of UNDP working on the global frontlines of development, advocating for change and connecting countries to the knowledge, experience, and resources needed to help people build better lives. The world has changed immeasurably over the years, and UNDP has […]
Lanka Sugar posts Rs.1 bn profit
(PRESS RELEASE) – The state owned entity Lanka Sugar, which previously reported heavy losses, has reported a profit of one billion rupees by third quarter of 2016 in comparison to the loss one billion rupees in 2015. Upto third quarter (3Q) of 2016, Lanka Sugar’s Pelwatte and Sevanagala facilities cultivated 13164 hectares of sugar canes (an […]