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LAUNCH OF “ARCHITECT 2024”

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3 years ago

2023/10/1

Architects’ Work & Trade Exhibition Committee 2024

In the hope of developing the built environment in the country and identifying today’s social, economic and environmental goals, the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects launched Architect 2024, Architects’ Work, Lifestyle & Trade Exhibition at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo last week (25).

To a distinguished audience that represented by its stakeholders the evening’s proceedings will be set in motion with a welcome speech by President SLIA, Archt. Rohana Bandara Herath, FIA (SL),followed by an overview of the oldest and the most grandest 42nd Exhibition in the building industry and its content by the committee.

The Architect 2024 is a much awaited and sought after event in the beginning of each year in the construction industry. We cannot achieve the goals set for each year without our trusted sponsors who have been with SLIA and the support given by the print and electronic media throughout the good and difficult times.

Today, with the country facing with many challenges next year’s theme “Resilience, Resourcefulness, Revival (RRR): A formula for recovery.” Architects 2024 examines how architects’ influence communities and shape the future emphasizing the importance of these concepts in the face of adversity and change.

The aim of the Architects’ work, lifestyle and trade exhibition is to increase public awareness, access and interaction, with greater emphasis given to local entrepreneurs and locally manufactured building materials as well as importers.

A stallholders briefing by SLIA will be held on February 09, 2024 at the BMICH at which stallholders will be briefed and provided related documents and information on their participation with the opportunity given to clarify their concerns.

Architect 2024 Architects’ Work, Lifestyle & Trade Exhibition is scheduled for the 23rd to 25th February 2024 at the BMICH complex and opens to the public daily from 10.00 am to 10.00 pm. The opening ceremony will be in the evening of 22nd February 2024.

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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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8 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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8 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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9 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.