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SLPI teams up with Colombo Hilton to launch a Press Club
Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) has partnered with the Colombo Hilton to launch a Press Club in Colombo.
An agreement was signed last week between the Chairman of the SLPI, Kumar Nadesan and the General Manager Hilton Colombo & Area General Manager Hilton Sri Lanka, Manesh Fernando.
Colombo Hilton will be the host-hotel for the Press Club’s activities which will include arranging media-related events concerning visiting dignitaries and local personalities on current topics of national and international interest.
The Press Club will function under the SLPI whose constituent partners are the Newspaper Society of Sri Lanka (NSSL), The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL), the Free Media Movement (FMM), the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) with its affiliated partners Federation of Media Employees Trade Union (FMETU), Sri Lanka Muslim Media Forum (MMF), Tamil Media Alliance (TMA), and South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA)
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution
furnished by the Prime Minister in her capacity as the Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education to implement the project for the development of sports grounds in 400 schools over a 4-year period (2026-2029) covering all 25 districts, with one national school and 3 provincial schools at an estimated cost of Rs. 2010.50 million.
Out of the 10,096 schools currently operating in the country, it has been confirmed that only 5% possess sports grounds of standard dimension and accordingly the need has been identified to establish at least one standard sports ground with a 400-meter running track within each education zone to ensure equal opportunities for students to engage in sports.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation to implement the National Civil Aviation Master Plan which has been formulated as recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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Implementation of Loan Scheme for the Development of Young Entrepreneurs in the Agricultural and Industrial Sectors
According to the policies of the government, steps should be taken to provide financial facilities and guidance to produce 50,000 entrepreneurs within five years.
As a measure to achieve this objective, an allocation of Rs. 500 million was made through the 2025 Budget Proposal to implement a concessionary loan scheme.
Cabinet approval was granted at the meeting held on
18-08-2025 to utilize the said fund for the implementation of the loan scheme for the Development of Young Entrepreneurs in the Agricultural and Industrial Sectors. Furthermore, Rs. 750 million has also been allocated through the Budget 2026 to continue the implementation of this loan scheme.
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to grant its consent to implement the aforementioned loan scheme under a 4% annual interest rate through the People’s Bank, Bank of Ceylon, and Rural Development Bank and to issue relevant operational guidelines
Development of sports grounds in Government Schools
Master Plan for the Civil Aviation Services in Sri Lanka
Implementation of Loan Scheme for the Development of Young Entrepreneurs in the Agricultural and Industrial Sectors
Appointment of National Steering Committee for Education Reforms
Expert committee to formulate a framework for the development of the energy economy
Department of Registration of Persons back to normal
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