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News in Pictures
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa
participated in an observation tour of the Oyamaduwa Deyata
Kirula exhibition premises yesterday. Child Development and
Women’s Affairs Minister Tissa Karaliyadda, Agrarian
Services and Wildlife Minister S M Chandrasena,
Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya,
North Central Province Chief Minister Berty Premalal
Dissanayake, Youth Affairs and Skills Development Deputy
Minister Duminda Dissanayake and Treasury
Secretary Dr P B Jayasundara were also present. Picture by
Chandana Perera |
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| A dana to 1,000 Kiri Ammas organized
by Mirisawatiya Viharadhikari Ven Pandith Ethawatuna Wawe
Gnanathilka Thera and the Dayaka Sabha to bless President
Mahinda Rajapaksa, War Heroes, the country and the people
was offered yesterday morning. It was held under the
patronage of the President. Here President Rajapaksa
offering dana to Kiri Ammas. Mirisawatiya Viharadhikari Ven
Pandith Ethawatuna Wawe Gnanathilka Thera,
Atamasthanadhipathi Ven Pallegama Sirinivasa Nayaka Thera,
North Central Province Governor Karunarathna Divulgane,
Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake, Parliamentarian
Namal Rajapaksa and President's Chief of Staff Gamini
Senarath were also present. Picture by Chandana Perera |
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National Council for the Training of
Journalists, UK (NTCJ) Chief Executive Officer Joanne
Butcher called on Mass Media and Information Minister
Keheliya Rambukwella at his office on January 11. The NTCJ
delivers a premier training scheme for journalists in the
UK. Established
in 1951, it is dedicated to providing a world-class
education and training system that develops current and
future journalists for the demands of a fast-changing
multimedia industry. Butcher is in Sri Lanka to assist the
working party set up by the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI)
which is developing a new professional qualification for
journalists in Sri Lanka. She exchanged views on media
training and the present media landscape in the UK with
Minister Rambukwella. SLPI CEO Imran Furkan and the
minister’s private secretary Brigadier J P A Jayawardena are
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| Sri Lanka's largest education and
career exhibition, Edex Expo 2012 began at the BMICH
yesterday. It was opened by Secretary to the President
Lalith Weeratunga. It will be held until January 22. Picture
by Mahinda Vitanachchi |
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