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Vraîe Cally Balthazaar
Vraîe Cally Balthazaar (born 9 April 1985) is a Sri Lankan politician, media personality, activist and researcher serving as Mayor of Colombo since 16 June 2025. She is a member of the National People's Power and is the second woman to hold the office, after Rosy Senanayake. Early life and education Balthazaar was born in 1985 and completed her primary and secondary schooling at Methodist College, Colombo. She earned a bachelor's degree in fashion/apparel design from Northumbria University in 2010. She then received a postgraduate diploma and a Master's degree in Gender and Women's Studies from the University of Colombo in 2020. Career From 2005 to 2014, Balthazaar spent nearly a decade as a television presenter, notably hosting ''Good Morning Sri Lanka'' on MTV. Following 2018, she became actively involved in NGOs and research projects focused on women's and children's rights. As a researcher in urban development, her work examined the impact of city planning on low-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Worship
''Worship'' is an honorific prefix for mayors, Justice of the Peace, justices of the peace, peace commissioners, and magistrates in some present or former Commonwealth realms. In spoken address, these officials are addressed as Your Worship or referred to as His Worship, Her Worship, or Their Worship. In Australia, all states now use His Honour, Your Honour as the form of address for magistrates (the same as has always been used for Judge, judges in higher courts). Etymology The term ''worship'' implies that citizens give or attribute special worth or esteem ''(worthship)'' to their first-citizen or mayor. The Right Worshipful The Right Worshipful (The Rt Wpful., Rt. W or RW) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style of address for all Lord mayor, lord mayors and mayors of specific city status in the United Kingdom, cities including the original Cinque Ports (Sandwich, Kent, Sandwich, Hythe, Kent, Hythe, Dover, New Romney, Romney and Hastings). Some historic boroughs, suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biodegradable Waste
Biodegradable waste includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane, compost, humus, and simple organic molecules by micro-organisms and other living things by composting, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion or similar processes. It mainly includes kitchen waste (spoiled food, trimmings, inedible parts), ash, soil, dung and other plant matter. In waste management, it also includes some inorganic materials which can be decomposed by bacteria. Such materials include gypsum and its products such as plasterboard and other simple sulfates which can be decomposed by sulfate reducing bacteria to yield hydrogen sulfide in anaerobic land-fill conditions. In domestic waste collection, the scope of biodegradable waste may be narrowed to include only those degradable wastes capable of being handled in the local waste handling facilities. To address this, many local waste management districts are integrating programs related to sort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Colombo
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Births
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News First
NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by thCapital Maharaja Organization Ltd News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels ( Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter). Programmes Village Council (Gammadda) News 1st initiated theGammadda programme to invigorate the Village Council fora, by taking it to the masses and strengthening the fundamentals of democracy by instilling the idea that the relevant authorities and highest echelons of government are directly responsible to the people. Construction Clinic (Danamuthu Sayanaya) News 1stS-LonConstruction Clinic called Danamuthu Sayanaya is another initiative carried out with the participation of renowned architects, builders, and engineers in the country. These professionals provide advice free of charge. News 1st Class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samagi Jana Balawegaya
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB; , , ) is a centrist political alliance led by Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa. It is the largest opposition coalition in the Parliament of Sri Lanka since 2020. The alliance was formed with the approval of the working committee of the United National Party (UNP) to contest in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election. On 11 February 2020, the election commission of Sri Lanka announced that they had accepted the new alliance as a recognised political coalition in Sri Lanka. Ranjith Madduma Bandara was named as the general secretary of the party. Other minor political parties like the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) joined the new alliance on 12 February 2020. The alliance won 54 seats and became the main opposition just six months after its formation. While the alliance traces its political views to the liberal-conservative principles of the UNP, some members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinhuanet
Xinhuanet is a state media company controlled by Xinhua News Agency. Headquartered in Beijing, it operates more than 30 local channels distributed across China and manages more than ten sub-websites of Xinhua News Agency. The company is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. History The Xinhua website was established on November 7, 1997 and named the Xinhua News Agency Website with the URL: www.xinhua.org. In March 2000, it was renamed Xinhuanet. In July 2000, Xinhua Network Co., Ltd. was established and Xinhuanet used the new domain name www.xinhuanet.com. On December 12, 2000, Xinhuanet was approved to engage in news publishing business. On August 25, 2002, the second working floor of the Beijing Xidan Gaodeng Building was officially put into use. The total area of the website has reached more than 4,300 square meters, making it the largest Internet news publishing service platform of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In 2012, Xinhua launched a Uyghur language website. Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo Municipal Council
The Colombo Municipal Council is the municipal governing body of Colombo, the largest city and financial centre in Sri Lanka. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of Colombo, and elected 119 municipal councilors. The council was formed in 1865, it first met in 1866 and derives most of its powers from ''Municipal Council Ordinance No. 29 of 1947''. It is the oldest and the largest local government authority in Sri Lanka which covers a resident population of over 600,000 (as of 2001). It is one of the largest employers in the country with over 12,000 employees. Council Colombo is a charter city, with a Mayor Council form of government. Colombo's mayor and the council members are elected through local government elections held once in four years. It has 16 standing committees on various subjects. Officers The Colombo Municipal Council under the ''Municipal Council Ordinance'' have several elected and appointed officers. These are: #Mayor #Deputy Mayor #Municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District, of Western Province, Sri Lanka. There are 20 Grama Nildhari Divisions under the divisional secretariate. 3 Medical Officer of Health(MOH) Areas (Colombo West, Colombo East, and Borella) and 2 Educational Offices (Colombo South and Borella) serve this region. Demography History Established on 03-March-1999 through the public administration decentralization initiative. Grama Niladhari Divisions There are 20 GN divisions in Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat. * Bambalapitiya * Borella North * Borella South * Dematagoda * Gothamipura * Havelock Town * Kirula * Kirulapone * Kollupitiya * Kuppiyawatte East * Kuppiyawatte West * Kurunduwatte * Milagiriya * Narahenpita Narahenpita is a municipal ward of Colombo. Located at the South-Eastern corner and served by the Kelani Valley Railway Line The Kelani Valley railway line in Sri Lanka, covering the breadth of Colombo District. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Sri Lankan Local Elections
Local elections were held in Sri Lanka on 6 May 2025 According to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, of the 17,296,330 registered voters nationwide, 17,156,338 were eligible to vote in this election. Voters elected 8,793 members for a four-year term to 339 of the 341 local authorities in the country, comprising 28 municipal councils, 36 urban councils, and 275 pradeshiya sabhas. The ruling National People's Power (NPP) emerged as the largest party, winning 3,927 council seats and securing 43.26% of the vote, a notable decline from their result in the parliamentary elections the previous year. Voter turnout was relatively low, recorded at 61.88%, compared to 79.46% in the recent presidential election and 68.93% in the parliamentary election. Background Sri Lanka's last local government elections in 2018 resulted in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) securing a majority with 40% of the vote. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, contesting under the SLPP, subsequently won the 2019 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo District
Colombo District ( ''kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya''; ''Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Colombo. The district of Colombo was officially recorded in 2016 as having the highest income on average, per household. History Colombo District was part of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Kotte. The district then came under Portuguese, Dutch and British control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon. They divided the island into three ethnic based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. Colombo District was part of the Low Country Sinhalese administration. In 1833, in accordance with the recommendations of the Colebrook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
