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LOLC – Colombo University Alumni Partnership
LOLC Group recently signed an MoU with the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo (UoC), extending its engagement with the UoC Partnership Program for another year up to October 2021.
LOLC has been an Alumni Partner of the Alumni Association since 2017, a news release from the Alumni Association said.
“The UoC Partnership Program is an initiative of the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo, which represents the entire Alumni population of the University of Colombo to work closely with leading private and public sector organisations to provide opportunities for enhanced corporate sector involvement and support in the UoC’s activities,” it said.
“As in the previous year, this Partnership Program will provide support to the several Student Development and Welfare activities including Mentoring, Communication, Soft Skills and Leadership Programmes, Career Guidance, Inspirational Talks, Health Programmes, Member Engagement and Social activities carried out by the Alumni.”
UoC Alumni President Rajeev Amarasuriya said that he greatly appreciated LOLC, a leading and diversified conglomerate for being an Alumni Partner for the fourth year running. He went on to state that the last two years has been a difficult year for everyone and appreciated the continuous support and engagement by LOLC.
He said that it was because of Alumni Partners such as LOLC that the Alumni Association was able to conduct its student welfare activities, and also stated that many new activities are lined up for the coming year, with the focus being the construction of an international standard Swimming Pool Complex for the University of Colombo and was hopeful that the same would see reality before long.
LOLC Chief Human Resources Officer Pradeep Uluwaduge said, “It is indeed a pleasure to be partnered with Sri Lanka’s premier university for the fifth consecutive year as one of the Corporate partners. As a responsible Corporate citizen, LOLC Group is always keen to seize opportunities where a significant social value creation can be done. Corporate partnership with the Alumni of the University of Colombo creates us a platform where we can join hands with them in their multiple projects aimed at student welfare and development.”
The government, under heavy Opposition fire over inclusion of a sex website in the Grade 6 English module, as well as overall education reforms, has decided to put on hold reforms in respect of Grade 6.
Cabinet Spokesman and Media and Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa announced the government decision yesterday (13) at the post-Cabinet media briefing at the Information Department.
According to him, the decision had been taken at the previous day’s Cabinet meeting, chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Dr. Jayatissa said that education reforms pertaining to Garde 6 had been put on hold until 2027.
The Minister said that other proposed education reforms would be implemented as planned. The Minister said that action would be taken against those responsible for the inclusion of a link to a sex website following investigations conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department and the National Education Institute.
The SJB and several other political parties, as well as civil society groups, have accused the government of promoting an LGBTQ agenda, through the proposed education reforms.
The Opposition grouping Mahajana Handa, on Monday, made representations to the Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatta Chapter regarding the controversial reforms, while urging their intervention to halt the project.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (13) vowed to go ahead with his government’s agenda, regardless of the destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Emphasising the responsibility on the part of all to contribute to the post-Ditwah recovery efforts, President Dissanayake said that he would have complete faith in the public service.
The President said so at the launch of the re-building Sri Lanka project at the BMICH yesterday.
The JVP and NPP leader said that he wouldn’t take advantage of the death and destruction caused by the cyclone or use the situation as an excuse to reverse their agenda or weaken it.
President Dissanayake said that in spite of many calling for amending the then Budget, in view of the cyclone, the government presented the proposals that were agreed before the disaster struck.
The United States has announced that it will provide the Sri Lanka Air Force with 10 US Navy TH-57 helicopters free of charge.
The announcement was made by outgoing US Ambassador Julie Chung, who stated, on social media, that the helicopters would be transferred under the United States’ Excess Defence Articles programme. The aircraft are Bell 206 Sea Ranger helicopters previously operated by the US Navy.
US sources said that the transfer was intended to strengthen Sri Lanka’s disaster response capabilities, following the devastating cyclone that struck the island at the end of 2025 and killed more than 600 people. US officials have framed the move as a humanitarian measure aimed at improving aerial rescue and relief operations.
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