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Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation receives acclaim in World Alzheimer Report 2020 for its Activity Centre design
The state of the art activity centre of the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation(LAF) has been featured in the World Alzheimer Report 2020 for its unique design and features that support people with dementia. It is a haven in Maradana for persons suffering from Dementia and was opened in 2011. A brainchild of Lorraine Yu, the founder Director of LAF, it is an eco-friendly and people centred building with landscaped gardens.
On September 21, 2020 – Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) launched the World Alzheimer Report 2020 focusing on Design, Dignity, Dementia: Dementia-related design and the built environment.
The first of its kind, the World Alzheimer Report 2020 is the most comprehensive and in-depth look at dementia related design and the built environment. It looked at progress to date, pioneers and innovators, design principles, application, regional and cultural contexts, and the importance of including people with dementia in all aspects of design, and poignantly the role of design during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.
Across two volumes, including 84 case studies, the report looked at design in home/domestic settings, day and residential care, hospitals and public buildings and spaces.
The following were the criteria for the showcasing of the LAF centre in the report.
*Safety
*Good lines of sight to help people living with dementia to see the key places they want to go to
*Good lines of sight for supervision of people living with dementia
*Familiar furnishings
*Easily found and unobstructed access to a garden, courtyard or outside space
*Opportunities to bring in personal items
*Being designed with a specific vision of how people living with dementia should be supported.
The Report also carries the plan and layout of the Centre and pictures of the Activity Centre. This recognition in ADI’s Global Report is indeed an achievement for LAF, a foundation news release said.
Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers has been granted at their meeting held on 19.05.2025 in order to introduce amendments to the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017 including the proposed tax revisions to enhance the tax structure paving way for state financial integrity based on revenue.
Accordingly, the revised draft bill has been prepared by the legal draftsman and clearance of the Attorney General has been received.
Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for
the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Policy Planning and Economic Development to publish the aforementioned draft bill in the government gazette notification and subsequently, forward the same to the Parliament for its concurrence.
The National Mineral Policy was prepared for the first time in the year 1999, and the aforementioned policy has been amended in 2023 to cover matters such as preparing an updated data system related to mineral resources, adding value to the export of minerals, encouraging mineral-related industrialists, extracting mineral resources and managing the environment sustainably, and resolving the issues related to the ownership of the land arising in extracting mineral resources.
The revised National Mineral Policy has been reupdated in line with the manifesto “A Sustainable Resource Utilization – Generation of the Highest Benefit” under the policy statement of the current government” A Thriving Nation – A Beautiful Life.”
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution presented by the Minister of Industries and
Entrepreneurship to implement the so-formulated “National Mineral Policy—2026.”
The Gampaha High Court has sentenced Twelve (12) individuals to death over the 2022 murder of former Polonnaruwa District Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his security officer.
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