MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT NILANTHI KOTTAHACHCHI ATTORNEY AT LAW MOMENTARILY INTO FAME – By Sunil Thenabadu   Alexander Gregg the first bishop of Texas added, “There are three things to aim at in Public Speaking: first, get into your subject, then to get your subject into yourself, and lastly, to get your subject into the heart of the audience.. An orator is a person who is a skilled public speaker. One does not need to be a teacher, politician, or businessman to be a good orator. A good orator can be differentiated based on how powerful the speech is, how strongly it moves the audience, how captivating and bonding it is to the audience. The world needs powerful orators who could guide people in making a change. Nilanthi Kottahachchi  born on 21st August 1989 is an adult female, a wife, and a mother of two young children a resident of Daham Lane,Indrajith Mawatha, Thanthirimulla Road, Panadura ...

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                                                         SRI LANKA NEWS                                                         (DECEMBER  2024)                                                Compiled by Victor Melder   The Government has reversed an earlier decision to provide ruling party Members of Parliament with official vehicles, a senior official said yesterday. Instead of providing them with official vehicles, they would be provided with a fuel quota, he added. The change of decision comes after considering the issue of vehicles that would be in conflict with the policies of the National ...

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Ex-SLN seniors focus on seabed mining and Sri Lanka’s claim for the delimitation of the Outer Continental Margin-by Shamindra Ferdinando Source:Island Ambassador Majintha Jayasinghe, on Dec, 12, presented his Letters of Credence to Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Jayasinghe was among several envoys who presented their credentials on that day. During the presentation of the Letters of Credence, Ambassador Majintha Jayasinghe conveyed greetings from the President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the people of Sri Lanka, to President Xi Jinping. President Xi reciprocated greetings to the President and the people of Sri Lanka. Addressing them, Jinping reiterated China’s readiness to share its development expertise and opportunities with other countries and promote the modernization of all countries, based on peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation, and common prosperity. The above strategy has done wonders for Beijing as its windfall in Africa and ...

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Spotlight on Ulapane Wijeweera’s hideout now an NYC training centre-by Shantha Chandrasiri The bungalow at St. Mary’s Estate now turned into a training centre Source:Dailymirror The JVP’s ‘Ill Maha Samaruwa’ commemoration held on November 13 annually coincides with the death anniversary of its founder A leader with an unmatched personality, Wijeweera was able to build a strong political force that a taken over the reins of the government by 2024 The model of the Mitsubishi motorcar used by the JVP leader was later popularly known as Attanayake model among motorists By a turn of fate, the followers of founder leader of the Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Rohana Wijeweera have been destined to take over the helm of the country’s rule; just 35 years after the comrade’s death. The National People’s Power (NPP), that has assumed power, is an affiliate of the JVP, which had its birth at Keletthewa in 1965. ...

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SRI LANKA NEWS (SEPTEMBER  2024 Compiled by Victor Melder The external sector remained resilient with increased inflows from workers’ remittances and tourist earnings despite an expansion in the trade deficit in July 2024. Workers’ Remittances Net: USD -23 million increased to USD 3,711 million in Jan-Jul 2024 compared to USD 3,364 million in the corresponding period in 2023. Monthly workers’ remittances exceeded US dollars 500 million for five consecutive months. Tourist Earnings were estimated to be USD 1,885 million from January to July 2024 compared to USD 1,094 million from January to July 2023. Total inflows to the services sector, excluding earnings from tourism, were estimated at US dollars 337 million in July 2024 in comparison to US dollars 311 million in July 2023. Services inflows to computer & IT/BPO-related services and the sea transport sector were the main contributors to the increase in inflows to the services sector excluding ...

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