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Kandos Rasa Siththam competition 2021
Best chocolate brand in the country markets three new products with CSR as one of its objectives
The best chocolate brand in Sri Lanka, Kandos, now offers its fans an opportunity to contribute for a worthy cause while tantalizing the chocolate lover within themselves. The Kandos has just released to the market three new products covered with labels made of winning artistic designs by S. Yesandi Anuja Kithmini (5 yrs old) from Hokandara, K.P. Raminthi Ihansa Nethranjalee (9 yrs old) from Gampaha and Minuli Sasithma Gunathilaka (7 yrs old) from Mudungoda, who won the Kandos 2021 Children’s Day Rasa Siththam competition conducted with the assistance of the Ministry of Education.
The competition that commenced on Oct 1 marking the World Children’s Day was a project to raise funds to help the underprivileged children with educational equipment needs and other facilities. The competition in
its first phase invited children below the age of 12 years to paint anything of their liking and submit them to Kandos. A panel of judges from the Ministry of Education and Kandos selected the best three of all the entries sent to them by children from schools countrywide. The arts were later taken to design the wrappings of Kandos chocolates which have now been released to the market. Major portion of revenue from those products is directed to a fund which is meant to enhance the lives of underprivileged children by assisting them with their school equipment and other needs. The beneficiaries of the assistance are selected by Kandos officials under the guidance and directive of the Education Ministry officials. Each time they purchase those products, Kandos fans can contribute to this worthy cause. The three-award winning young artists were recently felicitated at the Ministry of Education in a ceremony organized jointly by the ministry and Kandos in the presence of Secretary to the Ministry of Education Prof. K. Kapila C.K. Perera.
(Ms.) Nina P. Cainglet, Ambassador of the Philippines to Sri Lanka based in Dhaka, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s Office on May 16, 2025.
The Prime Minister welcomed Ambassador Cainglet and extended her congratulations on the new appointment. The discussion focused on expanding cooperation in trade and tourism, with both sides expressing their commitment to exploring new opportunities in these key sectors. The meeting also addressed consular matters relating to the Filipino community in Sri Lanka. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs assured continued dialogue and necessary support on relevant issues.
The meeting was attended by Ms. Judienne Capiz, Vice Consul of the Embassy of the Philippines in Dhaka, Pradeep Saputhanthri, Secretary to the Prime Minister; Ms. Sagarika Bogahawatta, Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister; Ms. S.S. Premawardhane, Additional Secretary, Bilateral Political Affairs (East); and M.R. Keegel, Deputy Director, Southeast Asia & Central Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[Prime Minister’s Media Division].
The Bribery Commission on Friday filed a corruption case against former Investment Promotion Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and ex-BOI Director General Jayantha Edirisinghe, accusing them of misusing public cash for a lavish newspaper ad campaign back in 2014.
They stand accused of siphoning Rs. 1.7 million in state funds to publish 11 newspaper supplements marking the second inauguration anniversary of then-President Mahinda Rajapaksa on November 19, 2014.
According to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), the move amounted to a clear breach of anti-graft laws, with five formal charges now filed before the Colombo High Court.
The case, centred around alleged misuse of Board of Investment (BOI) funds, is backed by 21 pieces of documentary evidence and testimony from 15 witnesses.
The Bribery Commission maintains that the ad blitz had no official sanction and led to a direct loss of Rs. 1,748,877.76 to the state.
Inspector General of Police T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon is set to face formal questioning tomorrow (May 19) over serious allegations of misconduct and abuse of power, parliamentary sources said on Friday.
A special committee appointed to investigate the claims will commence formal proceedings next week, following several rounds of preliminary discussions held within the parliamentary complex in recent weeks.
The IGP has been officially notified to appear before the committee and is expected to face the inquiry for the first time at 2:00 PM in Committee Room No. 8.
The committee, which met again on Thursday (15) to finalise arrangements, is investigating allegations that Tennakoon misused his official powers in a manner deemed severe and improper.
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