Jaffna A-L students win SEC Tamil quiz competition
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) gives high
priority to the implementation of investor education initiatives. These
initiatives are designed to reach a wide range of investors and are
aimed at building a base of knowledgeable investors.
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At the quiz competition |
To educate Tamil speaking investors on the Capital Market the SEC has
commenced a Tamil TV Series called Prathilabham Moolathana Santhayum
Muthaleeduhalum on Vasantham TV of the Independent Television Network.
This 18 week television series is telecast from 11 a.m. to 12 noon on
Saturdays and is divided into two sections. The first eleven programmes
will comprise of one hour live discussions on the Capital Market and the
next seven programmes will comprise a 30 minute live discussion and a 30
minute recorded Quiz Programme for Advanced level Tamil medium Commerce
students. The preliminary selection examination for the Quiz Programme
was conducted in 12 examination centres around the country.
The semi finals and finals of the Quiz was conducted on November 29
and 30 and A Sivajini of Kanagaratnam Madhya Maha Vidyalaya,
Paruthithurai, Jaffna was placed first, K Radurshini of Badulla Tamil
Girls Maha Vidyalaya was placed second and S Jayamathy of Muslim Central
College Kalutara and K Kiruthika of Cambridge College, Kotagala tied for
the third place. |
