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Raigam Tele’es announces 2024 Season: Celebrating excellence in Lankan TV
The Raigam Tele’es Secretariat last week announced the launch of the 2024 edition of Sri Lanka’s most prestigious television awards, marking its 21st year of celebrating excellence in the local television industry.
Making the announcement during a press conference in Colombo, Dr. Ravi Liyanage, Chairman of the Raigam Group of Companies, said that Raigam Tele’es 2024 will honour exceptional television content aired throughout the year, recognizing both established and emerging talents across various categories.
Launched in 2005, Raigam Tele’es has evolved into a cornerstone of the Sri Lankan entertainment industry. Over the years, it has become the leading television awards event in the country, recognizing outstanding achievements in television production, acting, and technical excellence. Dr. Liyanage emphasized that Raigam Tele’es has become more than just an award ceremony; it serves as a catalyst for growth and recognition within the television industry, offering a platform to celebrate artistic talent, inspire future content creators, and promote creativity.
The festival is known for its rigorous selection process, managed by a respected panel of judges, including Buddadasa Galappatty, Prof. Ajantha Hapuarachchi, Prof. Rohini Paranawithana, Dr. Hansamala Ritigahapola, Jayanath Gunawardhena, Ranga Dassanayake, Saman Wickremarachchi, Sudath Dewapriya, and BH Abdul Hameed. Public participation is crucial in determining the winners in the Most Popular and Most Viewed categories, with the Most Popular awards decided through an SMS poll, and the Most Viewed awards based on nationwide research.
For 2024, Raigam Tele’es will introduce a Nomination Evening, a glamorous, Oscar-style event to recognize all nominees before the final awards ceremony. This tradition, introduced by Raigam Tele’es, ensures that all nominees are celebrated and provided with valuable insurance benefits, including one-year hospitalization and life insurance coverage.
Raigam Tele’es will present awards in a variety of categories, including Tele-Drama Excellence, Television Media Excellence, Most Popular Actor, Actress, and Tele-drama. Additional awards will be given for the Most Viewed Tele-Drama, Television Program, and News Bulletin, along with special Awards of Appreciation for veterans and influential figures in the industry. Additionally, the Raigam-Sampath Yuthukama CSR initiative provides financial and medical support to physically impaired artists.
The festival is supported by key partners, including Sampath Bank, Dialog Television, Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd., and Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC. Applications for the 2024 season are now open, and television channels, creators, and artists can submit their entries through the official Raigam Tele’es Secretariat. The submission deadline is January 15, 2025. For more details or to submit entries, visit the official Raigam Tele’es website at www.raigamtelees.lk or contact the Secretariat at 074 4061 508 / 074 4062 254.
Based on the prevailing disaster situation and the upcoming festive season, arrangements have been made to provide a nutrition allowance worth Rs. 5,000 to pregnant mothers.
This allowance, which will be provided only once, will be given to pregnant mothers who were registered at maternal clinics on or before 30 November 2025.
The distribution will take place through the Divisional Secretariat offices from 16 December, as a program of the National Secretariat for Early Childhood Development, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs.
The Situation Report released by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) at 6:00 AM today (13th December 2025) confirms that 640 persons have died and another 211 persons are missing due to flooding and landslides that took place in Sri Lanka within the past two weeks.
A meeting between representatives of UNICEF and Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was held on the 10th of December at the Prime Minister’s Office.
During the discussion, an initial review of the new digitalization policy draft was conducted, and it was emphasized that the new digital policy must be formulated to align with the ongoing education reforms.
The Prime Minister highlighted that the digital policy should be developed in a way that supports all five core pillars of the current education reforms, including curriculum reform, infrastructure development, and administrative restructuring.
It was further noted that the current draft is primarily focused on curriculum-related matters, and the digital policy should be structured to influence the overall education reform process.
Extensive discussions were also held on the importance of digital literacy, NEMIS, the provision of digital infrastructure, and minimizing the existing digital divide.
Attention was also drawn to the gaps in the current teacher training mechanisms , and the Prime Minister stressed the need to reduce paper usage.
The meeting was attended by the UNICEF representatives Dr. Emma Brigham and Deborah Wyburn, Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri, Additional Secretary A.B.M. Ashraff, and several other officials.
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