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Prime Lands CEO honoured at CMO Asia Business Awards for Real Estate Leadership

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1 year ago

2025/03/9

Ruminda Randeniya, CEO of Prime Lands (Pvt) Ltd, was honoured as the ‘CEO of the Year in Real Estate Sector’ at the prestigious Business Leader of the Year Award ceremony held recently at Taj Lands End, Mumbai.

The award, presented by CMO Asia, recognized his exceptional leadership and groundbreaking contributions to Sri Lanka’s real estate industry. With over 25 years of experience in the sector, Randeniya has played a pivotal role in transforming Sri Lanka’s real estate landscape through innovative initiatives and strategic leadership.

As CEO of Prime Lands and Executive Director of multiple entities within the Prime Group, including Bhoomi Realty Holdings, Regent Caterers, and Regent Country Club, he has consistently demonstrated visionary leadership and business acumen.

Premalal Brahamanage, Chairman, and Sandamini Perera, Co-Chairperson of Prime Group, said, “This prestigious recognition celebrates our CEO’s outstanding leadership and stands as a tribute to Prime Group’s collective commitment to excellence and innovation in real estate. Under his supervision, we have consistently pushed boundaries to transform Sri Lanka’s real estate sector while maintaining an unwavering focus on customer satisfaction, reinforcing Prime’s position as an industry pioneer.”

A key achievement under Randeniya’s leadership was the introduction of the revolutionary 1% easy payment system, which has made homeownership more accessible to countless Sri Lankans. Under his vision, the country’s first real estate call center and property hotline will be launched shortly, setting new standards for customer service in the industry. Notably, Prime Group has maintained market leadership under his guidance, continuing to innovate and expand its portfolio to serve diverse market segments.

The Business Leader of the Year Award ceremony, hosted by CMO Asia, celebrates exceptional business leadership and corporate excellence across various sectors. CMO Asia, as the organizing body, brings together industry leaders and professionals to recognize outstanding achievements in business leadership. The awards honour individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities, innovative business strategies, and significant contributions to their respective industries.

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Cabinet aporives recruitment of Nursing Instructors for Nursing Schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media on Contract Basis

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2 hours ago

2026/09/1

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There are 17 nursing schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media including the postgraduate primary nursing school.

There are 142 vacancies in the posts of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) as on 31.03.2026 in those schools while 24 officers are to be promoted to the special grade on 31.12.2025 owing to the vacancies existing in the post of Special
Grade Nursing Officer (Education). Therefore, the number of vacancies is to be 166.

In addition, there are 24 vacancies in the post of Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Although at present action has been taken to upgrade the nursing schools to nursing colleges and upgrade the nursing diploma course to nursing degree course, no action has been taken so far to carry out recruitment for the training relevant to the appointment for the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to recruit retired nursing instructors and nursing instructors who served in the nursing schools belonging to the three armed forces and are retired or have resigned legitimately from service to the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) on contract basis.

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Signing agreement for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility in Sri Lanka

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2 hours ago

2026/09/1

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It has been decided to establish a BIMSTEC technology transfer facility in Sri Lanka by entering into a Host Country Agreement at the second leaders’ summit of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) held in New Delhi, India, in 2008, with the objective of enhancing regional cooperation.

The relevant cooperation agreement was signed by the member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC summit on 30-03-2022 in Colombo.
The prime objective of this technology transfer facility is to provide technology, capacity building, and management of intellectual property for the micro, small, and medium-scale
enterprises of the BIMSTEC member countries.

According to the cooperation agreement, an agreement should be entered into between Sri Lanka, as the host country, and BIMSTEC Secretariat for formalizing the legal status, privileges, and immunities of the technology transfer facility.

The drafted agreement has received the relevant institutional approval and legal clearance.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Science and Technology to sign the proposed agreement.

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The cabinet approves agreement on mutual legal cooperation in criminal matters between the Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea

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2 hours ago

2026/09/1

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Approval has been granted at the cabinet meeting held on 11-12-2023 to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka regarding mutual cooperation
in criminal matters.

However, according to the aforementioned approval, the relevant agreement could not be signed between both parties.

Through this agreement, opportunities will be provided
for mutual assistance to other countries in handing over judicial documents and collecting evidence for the use of criminal case matters.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution provided by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate in criminal matters.