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Minister Of Trade And Commerce (Ceylon)
The Ministry of Industries ( si, කර්මාන්ත අමාත්යාංශය; ta, கைத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for industry and commerce. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on industry and commerce and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Industries is Ramesh Pathirana. The ministry's secretary is Chinthaka S. Lokuhetty. The biggest government controlled wholesale and retail chain known as the Lanka Sathosa falls under this ministry. The acronym SA-THO-SA is believed to be derived from the Sinhalese name "SAmoopakaara THOgaveladhaam SAngsthava", i.e., ''Cooperative Wholesale Establishment''. Ministers Secretaries References External links * {{authority control Industries Sri Lanka Industries Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the island from both its commercial capital of Colombo and the administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Constitution The Constitution of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution and its third constitution since the country's independence (as Ceylon) in 1948. As of October 2020, it has been formally amended 21 times. Executive branch The President, directly elected for a five-year term, is head of state, chief executive, and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The election occurs under the Sri Lankan form of the contingent vote. Responsible to Parliament for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (People's United Front) is a political party in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... The party is currently led by Prime minister of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, son of Philip Gunawardena, the founder of the party. History Under Philip Gunawardena The MEP was founded in 1959 by Philip Gunawardena and PH William de Silva. The party was named after the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), an SLFP-led alliance which Gunawardena was a member of, after its disbandment that year. During the March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election, March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary elections, the MEP obtained 10 parliamentary seats. In the 1960s the group joined with the Lanka Sama Samaja Party and the Communist Party of Sri La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
''Daily Mirror'' is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers. Its Sunday counterpart is the ''Sunday Times''. Its sister newspaper on financial issues is the ''Daily FT''. Daily supplements ;Mondays through Saturdays *''Mirror Business'' *''Life'' ;Tuesdays *''W@W – Women at work'' ;Thursdays *''Junior Mirror'' See also *''Lankadeepa'', Sinhala-language sister newspaper *''Tamil Mirror'', Tamil-language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Pud ... sister newspaper Notes External links * - Daily Mirror Daily newspapers published in Sri Lanka English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka Publications established in 1999 Wijeya Newspapers Mass media in Colombo {{SriLanka-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nation (Sri Lanka)
''The Nation'' is a weekly English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is published on every Sunday, by Rivira Media Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. A sister newspaper of ''Rivira'', ''The Nation'' was established in 2006. It has a circulation of 132,000 per issue and an estimated readership of 662,000 by 2012. The newspaper comes with a range of supplements, including Politics, Sports, Business, Eye, and World. Editor in chief of The Nation newspaper is Malinda Seneviratne. ''The Nation'' has its weekend edition entitled ''Weekend Nation'' See also *List of newspapers in Sri Lanka References External links * English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka Publications established in 2006 Rivira Media Corporation Sunday newspapers published in Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Ceylon Muslim Congress
The All Ceylon Makkal Congress ( ta, அகில இலங்கை மக்கள் காங்கிரஸ், translit=Akila Ilaṅkai Makkaḷ Kāṅkiras; si, සමස්ත ලංකා මහජන කොංග්රසය ''Samasta Lanka Muslim Kongrasaya'') is a registered political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 2005 by Rishad Bathiudeen. The All Ceylon Makkal Congress is a member of the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG). History Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) member Rishad Bathiudeen was elected as a United National Front (UNF), of which the SLMC was a member, MP at the 2001 parliamentary election. He was re-elected at the 2004 parliamentary election. However, the UNF was defeated by the newly formed United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at the election. After the election differences arose among SLMC MPs as to whether they should join the UPFA government. SLMC MP Hussein Ahamed Bhaila defected to the UPFA on 18 May 2004. The SL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risad Badhiutheen
Rishad Bathiudeen is a Sri Lankan parliamentarian and former senior cabinet minister. He is the leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Party, a registered political party in Sri Lanka. Bathiudeen was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Vanni Electoral District in December 2001 and was re-elected in April 2004, after which he was again re-elected in April 2010 and 2015 June from the same Electoral District which comprises Vavuniya, Mannar and Mullathivu Administrative Districts. Rishad Bathiudeen holds a National Diploma in Technology (NDT) in Civil Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Engineering (C.I.E.) in the UK. On 19 October 2020, he was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department during a raid in Dehiwela, where he is charged with criminal misappropriation of public funds, and violation of election laws with regard to the transportation of IDPs in government-owned SLTB buse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
''The Sunday Times'' is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers. The paper features articles of journalists such as defence columnist Iqbal Athas and Ameen Izzadeen. The daily counterpart of the Sri Lankan ''Sunday Times'' is the ''Daily Mirror''. History The first ''Times'' newspaper, ''Ceylon Times'' was established in 1846. The Times of Ceylon Ltd, which existed for 131 years, was taken over by the Sri Lankan government in 1977. Ranjith Wijewardena, the son of D. R. Wijewardena, and the chairman of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, purchased the company which was under liquidation, in 1986. However, the newspaper ''The Sunday Times'' came into being in 1991. See also *List of newspapers in Sri Lanka The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anura Bandaranaike Portrait
Anura may refer to: Biology * Anura (frog), the order for frogs * ''Anura'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family People Anura is a common given name in Sri Lanka * Anura Bandaranaike (1949–2008), Sri Lankan politician * Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (born 1968), Sri Lankan politician * Anura Horatious, Sri Lankan novelist * Anura C. Perera (born 1947), Sri Lankan-American writer and astronomer * Anura Ranasinghe (1956–1998), Sri Lankan cricketer * Anura Rohana, Sri Lankan golfer * Anura Tennekoon (born 1946), Sri Lankan cricketer * Anura Wegodapola (born 1981), cricketer for Sri Lanka Navy * Anura Priyadharshana Yapa (born 1959), Sri Lankan politician Place * Anura, Varanasi Anura is a village in Pindra Tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Anura is within the Karoma gram panchayat. The village is about 18.5 kilometers North-West of Varanasi city, 321 kilometers South-East of state c ..., a village in Uttar Pradesh, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
The ''Daily News'' is an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is now published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation. The newspaper commenced publishing on 3 January 1918. D. R. Wijewardena was its founder. The present-day newspaper is written as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in color and black and white. Weekday printings include the main section, containing news on national affairs, international affairs, business, political analysis, sports, editorials and opinions. Every Thursday issue a free supplement in a tabloid paper called "Wisdom". In addition, the ''Daily News'' also provides ''The Sri Lanka Gazette'' as a supplement on every Friday. The current editor-in-chief of the daily news is Lalith Allahakkoon. Since its founding, the ''Daily News'' has been housed and printed in the historic, colonial-era Lakehouse Building, adjacent to Beira Lake, in the Fort district of Colombo. During the 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TamilNet
TamilNet is an online newspaper that provides news and feature articles on current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War. The website was formed by members of the Sri Lankan Tamil community residing in the United States and publishes articles in English, German and French. It is Tamil nationalist and is described as a pro rebel LTTE website. It is a news site that is relied upon by journalists, civil society and the diplomatic community both within Sri Lanka and globally to seek out the LTTE leadership's perspective on the civil conflict. Tamilnet and non-governmental organizations such as Free Media Movement (FMM), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and ARTICLE 19 confirm that the website is currently banned in Sri Lanka. Operations Tamilnet was founded by Muthuthamby Sreetharan, a graduate of Hartley College and native of Karaveddy, Jaffna and Jeyachandran Kopinath. Kopinath functions as the main editor from Norway. Sreethara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka)
The Presidential Secretariat ( Sinhala: ජනාධිපති ලේකම් කාර්යාලය; janādhipati lēkam kāryālaya) is the office of the President of Sri Lanka. It provides the administrative and institutional framework for the exercise of the duties, responsibilities and powers vested in the President by the Constitution. The Presidential Secretariat is located in the Old Parliament Building in Colombo. The head of the Presidential Secretariat is the Secretary to the President (also known as the President's Secretary), who is ex officio the most senior civil servant and head of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service. The current President's Secretary is Gamini Senarath. The post has its roots from the post of Secretary to the Governors of Ceylon and thereafter the Secretary to the Governor-General of Ceylon. Duties President's Office shall be concerned with the following aspects of governance:- * Co-ordinating and reviewing the implementation of Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Times
The ''Tamil Times'' was an English language British monthly news magazine focusing on Sri Lankan Tamil issues. Founded in 1981, the magazine was published from Sutton and distributed worldwide to the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. It ceased publication in 2006. History The ''Tamil Times'' was founded in 1981 by N. S. Kandiah, S. Navaratnam, P. Ragunathan, P. Rajanayagam, C. J. T. Thamotheram and R. Thayaparan. Thamotheram was managing director of the magazine as well as its editor. The first edition of the paper was published in October 1981. The magazine's publisher, Tamil Times Limited, was incorporated on 10 November 1981. The magazine was later edited by Rajanayagam. In its early years the magazine supported Sri Lankan Tamil militantism but following the takeover by Kandiah (publisher) and Rajanayagam (editor) in December 1987 the magazine took a moderate editorial stance. S. Arunachalam joined the magazine's board following Thamotheram's resignation. In its early years the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
