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SLAAQP unveils NCQP 2025
The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity (SLAAQP) will hold the
National Convention on Quality and Productivity (NCQP) 2025 on 21 and 22 May at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, Colombo. It will bring together over 440 teams from more than 70 companies."The NCQP is not just a convention; it is a celebration of collective ingenuity and perseverance. It is theonly national platform that empowers participants at all organisational levels, especially shop-floor teams, to share their success stories and innovations," says Dr Surani Dias, President of SLAAQP.
This year’s convention is centred around the theme “Beyond Boundaries: Quality, Productivity, and
Innovation for Market Competitiveness”. It features an impressive array of programmes, including Quality Control Circles (QCCs), Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs), Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Cross-Functional Teams (CFTs), and Kaizen practices.
A notable highlight of NCQP 2025 will be the introduction of the Sunil G. Wijesinha Quality Control Circle Excellence Award 2025. Named in honour of SLAAQP’s founding president and a pioneer in Sri Lanka’s productivity movement, this accolade represents the highest recognition of technical excellence, innovation, sustainability, and measurable impact in productivity initiatives.
Chairperson of NCQP 2025, Ms Piumi Perera, expressed her enthusiasm for the event and the new honour: "This award is a tribute to teams that exemplify the transformative power of quality and productivity initiatives. It underscores the potential of Sri Lankan organisations to excel not only locally but also on the global stage."
The winning teams of NCQP 2025 will represent Sri Lanka at the International Convention on Quality
Control Circles 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan, a prestigious regional platform featuring 14 participating countries across Asia.
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President scheduled to attend a meeting with representatives of Germany’s Tourism and Travel Industry Associations and Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce today
President Anura Kumara Disanayake who is on an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, is scheduled to attend a meeting with representatives of Germany’s Tourism and Travel Industry Associations at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Berlin today (13).
Following this engagement, the President will participate in a Business Forum organised by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), to be held at its headquarters in Berlin.
President Disanayake is also expected to hold bilateral discussions this afternoon with Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Ms Reem Alabali-Radovan, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
In the afternoon, the President is further scheduled to meet with members of the Sri Lankan community residing in Germany.
Accompanying the President on this official visit are Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath and a delegation of senior government officials, all of whom will participate in these engagements.
It has been reported that, former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, General Hamilton Wanasinghe has passed away at the age of 91.
Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake has instructed relevant officials to provide the maximum support necessary to successfully hold the Global Bora Community’s Spiritual Assembly and Convention scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka.
The Secretary to the President issued these instructions during discussions held on Thursday (12) at the Presidential Secretariat regarding the Global Bora Conference and Convention.
The Bora Conference and Convention will be held from 27 June to 05 July, coinciding with the Bora Community’s Spiritual Assembly, centred on the Bambalapitiya Bora Mosque and the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre, with the participation of the community’s Spiritual Leader His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Sahib.
Approximately fifteen thousand members of the Bora Community from India and numerous other countries are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka for this Convention and Conference. Extensive discussions were held regarding the provision of all infrastructure facilities, including airport arrangements, for them.
A group of the Bora Community’s religious leaders, along with officials including the Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, Aruni Ranaraja and Senior Additional Secretary to the President Roshan Gamage, participated in this occasion.
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