Jaffna meeting to offer support to women in business – by Melani Manel Perera Source : asianews The bilateral initiative with the United Kingdom is designed to boost trade relations between the two countries, starting with the promotion of women-led companies. A platform for women entrepreneurs to contact UK buyers has been established. Participants stress the need for Sri Lanka to be inclusive to drive growth. Jaffna (AsiaNews) – Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom are doubling up to support women’s empowerment in the business field. This follows a bilateral trade meeting in Jaffna on Wednesday between representatives of the two countries, organised by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB). The initiative highlighted the export potential of women-led businesses in Sri Lanka, particularly in the northern region. According to sources in Jaffna, the goal is to enable women-led businesses to diversify their export markets, ...
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Tourist arrivals near 26,000 in first 6 days of October Source : dailymirror Sri Lanka welcomed 25,966 tourists in the first six days of October, marking a rather slow start for the month, ahead of the winter season, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) data showed. In the six days, the daily average tourist arrivals were slightly up at 4327.6 tourists, compared to the daily average of 4071.3 tourists recorded for September this year. The tourist arrivals grew at the slowest pace in September, with a 9.11 percent year-on-year growth rate. India continued to account for the largest source of arrivals in the period, with 7,749 arrivals, followed by 2,437 and 1,737 arrivals from China and Germany. The United Kingdom, Australia and Russia occupied the fourth, fifth and sixth positions accordingly. Meanwhile, the cumulative tourist arrivals reached 1,510,774 tourists. India took the top spot, with 294,305 and the UK remained ...
The British Council announces new arts grant supporting cultural projects between UK and Sri Lanka: £700,000 grant programme to foster artistic and cultural collaborations between the UK and Asia-Pacific countries The British Council is thrilled to announce the opening of applications for its Connections Through Culture arts grants, a £700,000 grant programme designed to foster artistic and cultural collaborations between the UK and Asia-Pacific countries. Applicants in Sri Lanka can apply for grants of up to £10,000, for projects that enable genuine international collaboration between the UK and Asia-Pacific countries. We accept applications from all artforms, however proposals responding to Climate Change, and Diversity and Inclusion may be prioritised during final decision making. Projects supported by the Connections Through Culture Grants are required to include at least one UK-based applicant and one applicant based in Sri Lanka. The Connections Through Culture grants support new international collaborations between the UK and ...
King Charles III – Coronation – By Dr Tilak S. Fernando At Westminster Abbey, Charles III was crowned as the modern King. The occasion was highlighted with pomp and glory, returning to the 13th Century. Westminster Abbey holds every Royal occasion and retains the tombs of previous kings and queens since 1066. Westminster Abbey had performed sixteen weddings, including the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, and Queens and seventeen monarchs. Westminster Abbey commenced functioning as an Anglican Church by Henry III in 1245. King Charles III’s procession began at Buckingham Palace. The Royals (King Charles III and the Queen) travelled in the Diamond Jubilee State coach drawn by six “Windsor grey horses”. Inside Westminster Abbey were two thousand two hundred invitees, including politicians and celebrities worldwide. The King’s son, William, became the Prince of Wales when his father, who was marking time for 70 years to the position ...
SUNAK VOWS TO ADDRESS CRUCIAL ISSUES: – by Joe Van Langenberg October 25.2022, will go down as one of the most significant and momentous events of all time, in the history of the United Kingdom. All remain hopeful, that the changing of the Prime Ministerial Guard at No.10 Downing Street, would bring about a renewed lease on life, for both the nation and her people. For it was on this day (Tuesday) that the country decided to welcome into its collective fold, a new leader who it felt, could provide the people with stability and a level playing field. At 42, Rishi Sunak becomes not only the youngest, but the only Hindu to be entrusted with the sacrosanct responsibility of leading the United Kingdom at this crucial juncture, when the political status quo is replete with challenges, which necessitates someone strong, but one who is tactful and diplomatic. A larger ...
AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2022 Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service was a beautiful ceremony and a tribute to the United Kingdom’s longest-service monarch. But, more than that, it was a powerful witness to the hope that Her Majesty had in the Lord Jesus Christ. Full Sermon by The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury “Come Holy Spirit, fill us with the balm of your healing love. Amen. The pattern for many leaders is to be exalted in life and forgotten after death. The pattern for all who serve God – famous or obscure, respected or ignored – is that death is the door to glory. Her Late Majesty famously declared on a 21st birthday broadcast that her whole life would be dedicated to serving the Nation and Commonwealth. Rarely has such a promise been so well kept! Few leaders receive the outpouring of love that ...
Can’t go a day without a cuppa? You’re in luck — drinking tea may have health benefits, study suggests Eight-five per cent of British adults surveyed drank tea regularly.(Supplied: Unsplash) Source:Abc If you cannot go a day without having a cup of tea, you will feel pleased at the findings of a new piece of research. Key points: Researchers surveyed 498,043 adults aged 40 to 69 in the United Kingdom Those who consumed two or more cups daily had a 9 to 13 per cent lower risk of mortality The study’s lead, Maki Inoue-Choi, said there wasn’t enough evidence “to advise changing tea habits.” A study published on Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine suggested that drinking tea could be associated with a lower risk of mortality. Scientists from the US National Institutes of Health’s Cancer Institute surveyed 498,043 adults aged 40 to 69 in the United Kingdom. Eighty-five per cent reported that they regularly drank ...
Significance of Antarctica to Australia – By Arundathie Abeysinghe There are some regions in the world where there has never been a war and the environment fully protected, instead has priority for scientific research. Antarctica is one of the most remote locations on Earth, the southernmost and fifth largest continent, twice the size of Australia Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent native population and there are no countries in Antarctica, although seven nations claim different parts of it: Australia, France, Norway, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina. The only permanent human settlements are scientists and support staff approximately 1000 people who live for many months of the year on a rotating basis. Yet, during summer, there approximately 5000 people (excluding hundreds of tourists who briefly visit in tourist ships). The British Antarctic Survey maintains eight research stations and operates several field camps during summer, every ...
Dedicated to the memory of Gerard Nihal Lionel Pancratius 1951-2020 – by Patrick Ranasinghe Carmel Road Main Road Nihal Pancratius Nihal Joseph Pancratius, was a leading light among the Tamil diaspora in the United Kingdom. He was a Tamil pop musician, a composer and a performer. An artiste par excellence in the music field, he was yet a very humble Old Boy of St.Patricks College Jaffna where he received his secondary education in the 1960’s. He came to the United Kingdom to further his career and he was often seen with his sound equipment and musical instruments mainly at concerts and charitable fund-raising events, raising moneyfor charitable causes and his College. Especially during the difficult times of the civil war, when the College was more than an educational institution.it was a place of refuge, Nihal used his guitar to entertain the Old Boys of the College at all occasions, to liven memories of ...
Reflections on the Pandemic – a British Perspective by Dr Remy Perumal MBBS FRCP (Lond) FACP, Dip. In Journalism (LSJ) Retired Consultant Physician & Freelance Journalist This Pandemic has claimed numerous lives! Over half a million lives lost each in the United States of America & Brazil with the United Kingdom at just over 127,000. Of those lost in the UK were significant number of Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare workers. Many Consultants and senior clinicians, were amongst those, including the Registrar of the Royal College of Physicians of London, himself a prominent Nephrologist. In addition to the human cost, the borrowing binge, to keep the country afloat during the Pandemic means, there is a terrifying National debt which must eventually be repaid. “Stay home, save the NHS, save lives” has been our recurring refrain. Yet, hospitals were inundated with ill Covid patients. The National Health Service which was ...
