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Walk from Dondra to Pt. Pedro for national unity
Arun Siddarth addressing the media before settling off from Matara
Text and pictures by PRIYAN DE SILVA
The Convenor of the Jaffna Civil Society Centre Arun Siddarth together with a group of like-minded people commenced a walk from Dondra to Point Pedro yesterday (01) to promote racial harmony and national unity
Siddarth alleged that it was local politicians, foreign powers and a few overseasbased organisations that had created mistrust and division between Sinhalese and Tamils in the country. Naming a few of these foreign based organisations he said that the LTTE had plundered the Tamil people and Sri Lanka to fill their coffers.
He also alleged that one ruse to create mistrust was dissuading the Tamil youth from learning Sinhala.
Before leaving Matara Siddarth paid homage at the sacred Matara Bhodi, where Buddhist monks evoked the blessings of the triple gem upon him and others who accompanied him.
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.
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.
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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