Quick Look
Pre-X'mas sale
A pre-X'mas bargain sale organised by the Sri Lanka Housewives'
Association will be held on Saturday from 9.00 a.m at the Public Library
Auditorium, Colombo. Sixty stalls comprising variety of goods including
sarees, readymade garments, costume jewellery, cake ingredients, home
made jams and chutneys for the festive season will be available at
special rates.
Seminar on Poland
A seminar on "Poland - The Emerging Economy in the EU organised by
the Sri Lankan Poland Business Council. Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in
partnership with the Embassy of Poland, in New Delhi and the Export
Development Board will be held on December 3 at Upper Crystal Room,
Hotel Taj Samudra from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. The objective is to create
an awareness of the growing potential developing trade and investment
between Sri Lanka and Poland.
Look out for new moon
A Conference will be held under the auspices of the Colombo Grand
Mosque at the Madrasathul Hameediah Hall on November 28 to decide on the
beginning of the Islamic month of Ibul Hijja Hijri 1429 on the evidence
of sighting the new moon in any part of Sri Lanka. The Colombo Grand
Mosque appealed to Muslims to look out for the new moon on November 28
after Magrib prayers (5.52 pm).
If the new moon is sighted, inform the Colombo Grand Mosque on
2432110, 2390783, 2434651 or 0777 366099.
Donation to war heroes
A large stock of bottled water and other utility goods collected from
20 Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the Kandy District for War Heroes
will be handed over to the Security Forces at the Kandy District
Secretariat this morning (November 26).
Website launch
The Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Ministry's new website
will be opened on Friday 28 at 10 a.m.at Minister Dr. Keheliya
Rambukwella's residence at No. 61, 62B Papet Road, Colombo
The new website will largely facilitate the search for foreign
employment by the local applicants. Easy access to the website will
further enable them to ascertain the demand for various categories in
the job market and the required qualifications.
Ministers and MPs are expected to participate.
O/Level Day
The G.C.E. O/Level day of Kalmunai Zahira college will be held today
at 9.00 a.m. at the Gate Mudaliyar M. S. Kariapper hall.
Zonal Education Director Kalmunai M. J. Abdul Nizam will be the Chief
Guest.
Blood donation
A blood donation campaign for soldiers will be held tomorrow from
9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. at the Employees Co-operative Bank, Sri Lanka
ports Authority.
Diploma in Specific Learning Disabilities
The Higher Education Ministry commenced its Asian Distance Education
Modernisation Project in 2003 to increase the access to higher education
by introducing technology enhanced distance delivery.
The National Online Distance Learning Services (NODES) comprising a
Network Operation Centre is located in Borella from which a high speed
of 2 Mbps high speed network connects to NODES Access Centres in several
areas of our country to meet this objective. At a media conference on
November 20 the Ladies' College Vocational Studies Department jointly
with the Asian Development Bank and the DEMP launched a diploma course
in Specific Learning Disabilities on line which is a special teacher
training course. The course prepares learners to be effective teachers
when dealing with students with certain neurological disorders, which
affect the acquisition, retention, understanding, organisation or use of
verbal or non verbal information.
N. S. Abeywardena, Project Director Distance Education Modernisation
Project representing the Government spoke on the need of on line study.
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