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CMEV National Coordinator claims those in power fear emergence of a second line of leadership

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Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA

National Coordinator of the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) Manjula Gajanayake alleges that one of the main reasons for the delay in conducting the Provincial Councils was some politicians’ fear of a second level leadership emerging. Gajanayake made the comment addressing the inaugural convention of the All Party Women’s Front (APWF) held at the Viharamahadevi open air theatre on Thursday (18).

Gajanayake recalled those present that even the 25% quota was after many decades of struggle but called upon the  female councillors present not to plead for the  25% quota  from male law makers but to demand that they be given a fair share of nominations.

He added that the worst anti-feminists in the present political arena were the leaders of the 76 registered political parties.

Gajanayaka  said that the World Bank publication ‘Getting to work – Unlocking Women’s potential in Sri Lanka’s Labour Force’,  clearly stated that the Sri Lanka economy was unable to gain the full benefit of Sri Lanka’s female labour force  as the women were not adequately empowered with knowledge and training.



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Rear Admiral Hiran Balasuriya assumes duties as Director General Civil Engineering of Navy

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Rear Admiral Hiran Balasuriya assumed duties as Director General Civil Engineering at the Office of Director General Civil Engineering at Navy Headquarters on 06th June 2023.

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Digital Promotion Agency to be established – President

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a meeting with Governing and Opposition Members of Parliament held at the Parliament Complex, announced plans to establish a Digital Promotion Agency aimed at developing computer applications for the collection and monitoring of data from various government entities in Sri Lanka.

Previously, private companies had been responsible for creating such applications for government organizations and the President emphasized the need for a dedicated agency to carry out this task in the future.

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President holds crucial meeting with SLRCS and IFRC officials

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe convened a meeting today (7) with a delegation composed of members from the  Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

The delegation comprised of Jagath Abeysinghe, President of SLRCS, Dr. Mahesh Gunasekara, Director General of SLRCS,  Alexander Matheou, IFRC Regional Director for Asia Pacific, and Udaya Regmi, IFRC Head of Country Cluster Delegation for South Asia.

The primary objective of the meeting was to provide President Wickremesinghe with a comprehensive update regarding the ongoing South Asia National Societies Leadership meeting held in Colombo on June 6th and 7th

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