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Thanzyl Thajudeen elected to CIPR International Committee for 2024
CIPR International, one of the largest sectoral groups of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), the world’s only Royal Chartered body for public relations professionals, has elected Sri Lanka-based senior communications expert Thanzyl Thajudeen to its Committee for 2024.
Thajudeen is a member of CIPR. ‘I look forward to working with some of the most diverse, experienced and talented like-minded colleagues across the region and globally and contribute to both the institution and the profession,’ he added.
The new committee for 2024 was announced at its AGM held on 19 September. Samantha Seewoosurrun was re-elected as Chair and the current Secretary Taazima Kala-Essack was elected as Vice Chair and EDI Champion. Nishika Bajaj was also elected as the new Secretary of the Committee and Stuart Graham remains as Treasurer.
Thajudeen also serves as a Member of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Asia Pacific Regional Board, and a Council Member of PRCA. He is also a Chartered Marketer and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Thajudeen counts over a decade of experience, having worked in a trio-setting and with a diverse clientele, counseling leadership teams.
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Cabinet approves recognition of ‘Sri Lanka National Export Development Plan – 2026–2030’
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development to recognize the “Sri Lanka National Export
Development Plan – 2026–2030” as the official strategic framework for export development and promotion of exports in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board, in collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders connected to the export sector, has formulated the National Export Development Plan 2026–2030 by obtaining technical assistance under the Policy-Based Lending Programme of the Asian Development Bank.
The aforementioned Plan provides a comprehensive strategic framework to guide and monitor Sri Lanka’s export development process, with the target of earning US$ 36 billion in foreign exchange through the export of goods and services by the year 2030
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Cabinet nod to accept the Global Charter for Children’s Care Reform for Sri Lanka
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Women and Child Affairs to accept the Global Charter for Children’s Care Reform for Sri Lanka.
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Cabinet grants policy approval to amend the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No. 9 of 2003
Approval has been granted by the Cabinet of Ministers on several earlier occasions to amend the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003.
In accordance with the approval granted at the Cabinet
meeting held on 2023-05-02, the Legal Draftsman is currently in the process of preparing the relevant amended Bill, and the Legal Draftsman has informed that it would be appropriate to obtain policy approval from the present Cabinet of Ministers for that purpose.
Accordingly, taking into consideration the necessity of restructuring the Consumer Affairs Authority too, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative
Development to instruct the Legal Draftsman to expeditiously complete the preparation of the relevant Bill to enable the amendment of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No. 9 of 2003.
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