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Lankan-Canadian inducted to Toronto Sports Hall of Fame

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3 months ago

2026/06/7

Malinda Hapuarachchi

Lankan-Canadian field hockey star Malinda Hapuarachchi has been inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame, in recognition of a distinguished career spanning school, university, national and international competition.

Hapuarachchi will be formally honoured on June 4, 2026, at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport, joining an elite group of athletes who have made a lasting impact on university sport in Canada.

A product of Cairine Wilson Secondary School in Orleans, Ottawa, Hapuarachchi emerged early as a multi-sport talent, excelling in athletics and touch football before establishing herself in field hockey. She represented Team Ontario at the 2001 Canada Summer Games, where she helped secure a silver medal.

At the University of Toronto, she rose to prominence as a key figure in the Varsity Blues field hockey programme, serving as captain from 2005 to 2007. During her university career, she earned multiple honours including CIS All-Canadian selection, OUA Player of the Year awards in 2005 and 2006, and the CIS Outstanding Contributor Award.

Hapuarachchi also represented Canada at multiple international tournaments, including the Indoor Hockey World Cups in Vienna and Leipzig, as well as Pan American Championships and North American test series, later serving as team captain.

Beyond her playing career, she contributed significantly as a coach, guiding the Varsity Blues to multiple OUA titles and continuing to mentor the next generation of athletes.

The University of Toronto said her induction recognises not only her sporting achievements but also her leadership, sportsmanship and long-standing contribution to the game.

by SK Samaranayake ✍️

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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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7 hours ago

2026/09/1

Priyan

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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7 hours ago

2026/09/1

Priyan

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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7 hours ago

2026/09/1

Priyan

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.