SLFP Executive
Member calls
Two girls arrested for
social media post
SIRANJANI KUMARI
Two girls who were arrested on
the charge of posing death threats to
a lady doctor while preparing nude
photos and TO PAGE 04
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PRIYAMALI RECEIVED RS.3000 Mn TO HER ACCOUNTS
Three mobile phones seized on She had demanded an amount Spent Rs. 35 Mn
two occasions in her prison cell of Rs 30 Mn while in Prison
More money defrauded from politicians
SUBASHINI SENANAYAKE
Scammer Thilini Priy-
amali and her boyfriend
Isuru Bandara were yester-
Lanka Sathosa
reduces prices of
six essential items
IRANGIKA RANGE
Lanka Sathosa has decided to
reduce the prices of six essential
items to augment efforts to bring
down the Cost of Living. TO PAGE 02
Missing sailors to undergo
medical check-up
RAKSHANA SRIYANTHA
The six sailors of the Navy’s
Special Patrol Vessel who have
been missing for about a month,
were brought to the Southeast
Naval Command Headquarters
in Panama yesterday (19) after-
noon. TO PAGE 04
Two drug peddlers arrested
GAYAN KUMARA WEERASINGHE and
BANDARAGAMA BIMAL JAYASINGHE
The Police Special Task Force
(STF) arrested two accomplices of
drug smugglers Pransha Ruban and
Kudu Lal who are TO PAGE 02
Narcotic drug network:
Six arrested, Rs.20 Mn
worth cocaine seized
GAYAN KUMARA WEERASINGHE
The Divisional Crimes Investiga-
tion Bureau of Mannar has traced a
narcotic drug network and arrested
six suspects along with 1.532 Kilo-
grammes of cocaine TO PAGE 02
Two Police Constables
sentenced to 10 years’
RI for sexual assault
DILSHAN THARAKA
Two Police Constables who were
found guilty for sexually assaulting a
woman and wrongfully imprisoning
her. They were yesterday TO PAGE 02
Break-in at Kesbewa DS Office
BANDARAGAMA CORR BIMAL JAYASINGHE
An unidentified person who
entered the Kesbewa Divisional
Secretariat (DS) Office in the wee
hours yesterday had tried to break
a locker, TO PAGE 02
Underworld criminal’s aunt
arrested, pistols found
GAYAN KUMARA WEERASINGHE
Midigama Police yesterday found
two pistols at the residence of the
aunt of an underworld criminal who
opened fire at the Mt. Lavinia Court
premises on August 4. TO PAGE 02
on Maithri to
step down
SUBASHINI SENANAYAKE
Sri Lanka Freedom
Party Executive Member
Montagu Sarachchandra
asked the former Presi-
SRI LANKA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER I SINCE 1918 dent and Leader of the
Sri Lanka TO PAGE 04
ATAMASTHANADHIPATHI DR. PALLEGAMA PRESIDENT ORDERS STATE
FUNERAL FOR DR. PALLEGAMA
to produce a film SIRINIWASA NAYAKE THERA PASSES AWAY SIRINIWASA NAYAKE THERA
NIMAL WIJESINGHE, Anuradhapura North Central Province Most President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued
Additional District Group Corr.
Ven. Pallegama Sirinivasa instructions for the final rites of the late Anurad-
day ordered to be further The Daily News sadly Thera. hapura Atamasthanadhipathi, North Central Prov-
remanded till November announces the Passing Away Dr. Pallegama Sirinivasa ince Chief Sanghanayake TO PAGE 04
02 by Acting Magistrate of Atamasthanadhipathi Thera Passed Away on Tuesday
Shilani Perera TO PAGE 02 and Chief Sangha Nayake of night at the age of 69. TO PAGE 02
HOUSE CONDOLES NAYAKE
THERA’S PASSING AWAY
NEW TAX PROPOSALS ONLY WAY TO ACHIEVE ISHARA MUDUGAMUWA and AMALI MALLAWAARACHCHI
The House extended its condolences to the Most
Venerable Atamasthanadhipathi, Chief Sanghanayake
REVENUE TARGETS - PRESIDENT
of North Central Province TO PAGE 04
MOST VEN. DR. SIRINIVASA THERA
NURTURED A GENERATION OF
EDUCATED BUDDHIST STUDENTS - PM
COUNTRY WILL BE ISOLATED IF THESE PROPOSALS WILL BE REVIEWED FROM TIME TO TIME
WE DO NOT GET IMF SUPPORT ALTHOUGH THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED RELUCTANTLY Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena
in a condolence message over the Pass-
The Government is ready to
implement prudent economic
President Ranil Wickremesin-
ghe, when he delivered a Special
President Wickremesinghe
further noted that it was not pos-
of the country, which will compel
him to reluctantly make tough
ing Away of Atamasthanadhipathi and
Chief Sangha Nayake Thera of the North
management after successful
debt restructuring, emphasized
Statement on tax policy yester-
day (19).
sible to strengthen the economy
without increasing the revenue
decisions in order to rebuild the
nation. TO PAGE 02
Central Province of the Malwathu Maha
Viharaya Chapter TO PAGE 04
“RW is the right person to get the Grateful monkey Sri Lanka, Russia discuss long-term
country out of present crisis” grieves for master Credit Line to procure fuel
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Moscow yesterday
T. L. JAWFARKHAN, Batticaloa Group Corr.
announced that a productive discussion was held
The story reported from the with the Russian Government on Monday on the
Thalankuda area in Batticaloa yes- possibility of obtaining a Long-Term Credit Line in
terday about a monkey TO PAGE 02 order to procure fuel for Sri Lanka. TO PAGE 02
One killed, two injured
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald
in motorbike shooting
Lu called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretari- GAYAN KUMARA WEERASINGHE and
at in Colombo yesterday evening (19). Picture courtesy President’s Media Division Galle North Group Corr. DICKWELLE THILAKARATHNE
US Assistant Secretary of State
for South and Central Asian Affairs
official visit to Sri Lanka met with
President Ranil Wickremesinghe
One person was killed and another two
including a four-year-old child injured when a
Donald Lu who is currently on an and assured TO PAGE 04 group of three gunmen who TO PAGE 04
Give priority to all-party effort to establish a No one can challenge
domestic truth seeking mechanism - Minister Sabry supremacy of Parliament - Susil
ISHARA MUDUGAMUWA and AMALI MALLAWAARACHCHI
An all-party effort to establish a domestic truth ISHARA MUDUGAMUWA and
seeking mechanism instead of an external mecha- AMALI MALLAWAARACHCHI
nism as proposed by the recent UNHRC resolution No person or a group can establish
should be given priority, TO PAGE 02 a public assembly or any other insti-
tution similar to Parliament within
the country, TO PAGE 02
Inclusion in World’s Top Scientist List
House congratulates MP Prof. Channa Jayasumana Call to amend Poisons, Opium and
ISHARA MUDUGAMUWA and AMALI MALLAWAARACHCHI
The House extended its congratulations to Anurad-
hapura District MP Channa Jayasumana, Professor of
Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act
Pharmacology at Rajarata University, TO PAGE 02 ISHARA MUDUGAMUWA and AMALI MALLAWARACHCHI
Leader of the House, Education Minister Susil
Premajayantha said in Parliament yesterday (19)
that the Poisons, TO PAGE 02
Three school prefects arrested Strike threat by
over assault chargers private bus owners’
ASELA KURULUWANSHA
Associations Important to conduct legal education
Police have taken into custody three
IRANGIKA RANGE in English medium - Justice Minister
prefects of the Gampola, Kurundu- Several private bus
ISHARA MUDUGAMUWA and AMALI MALLAWARACHCHI
watta Royal College who are alleged owners’ Associations
to have assaulted an Advanced Level yesterday warned of sus- Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said
student of the school. TO PAGE 04 pending TO PAGE 04 in Parliament yesterday (19) that it is important to
receive legal education in the TO PAGE 02
Maithri ordered to file objections on October SC orders petitioner party to re-send
31 over case filed by Minister Nimal
notice to former President
DILSHAN THARAKA DILSHAN THARAKA
The Colombo District Court yesterday ordered the Sri Lanka The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the peti-
Freedom Party Chairman, former President Maithripala Sirisena to tioner party to re-send a notice to former President
file objections on October 31 over the case TO PAGE 04 Gotabaya Rajapaksa, TO PAGE 02
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PRIYAMALI RECEIVED... From page 01 NEW TAX PROPOSALS ONLY WAY TO ACHIEVE... From page 01 Underworld criminal’s... From page 01

in connection with
two cases filed by the
Criminal Investigation
Department and another
case filed by the Fort
Police
The Acting Magistrate
while rejecting the bail
application filed by the
accused, made this order
when two cases filed
against them were taken
up before the Magistrate
court yesterday.
The Criminal Investiga-
cials noted that investiga-
tions are being conduct-
ed regarding the missing
hard disk of five comput-
ers in her office.
The Court was also
informed that the suspect
has spent Rs. 35 million
for the Muhurath Ulela of
the film Maya Jalaya
without getting any
income.
The CID said that
more than Rs 5.5 million
have been spent on social
The full statement by President Ranil
Wickremesinghe is as follows:”An
important step in Sri Lanka’s debt
restructuring program took place last
week. A team under the Minister of
State for Finance participated in the
Annual (October 07) meeting of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). In
that instance, a meeting was convened
by the IMF, with the lending and inter-
national private institutions to Sri
Lanka.
“Over 75 persons participated both
in person and through zoom technolo-
gy. The main objective of this meeting
the agreements and declared that it
was unable to provide the agreed assis-
tance.
“That year the Government lost
approximately Rs. 600-700 billion as
revenue. Simultaneously, the country
had to face the COVID-19 pandemic.
These issues are the main factors that
led to the collapse of Sri Lanka’s econo-
my.The IMF advised the need for a
surplus in Sri Lanka’s primary budget.
It was agreed to, since the country
needs the support of the IMF.
“It was also decided to increase the
country’s income from 8.5% to 14.5%
that the amount of tax obtained
through direct taxes should exceed
20%. The IMF noted that otherwise
this would not be successful and ordi-
nary citizens would need to pay taxes.
“Therefore, according to this frame-
work, and also to achieve the goals of
2026, the Treasury and the IMF dis-
cussed the possibility of limiting the
taxation from those who have an
income of Rs. 200,000, which however,
did not materialize. Eventually, this
has resulted in the decision to levy
income tax on people earning over
100,000. Today, this has become a vital
Accordingly, the Police have arrested the
65-year-old aunt along with 17 live ammos
and three used ammos in her possession.
The suspect who opened fire at the Court
premises has been identified as underworld
criminal ‘Hemantha’ and he is yet to be
arrested by the Police. A rivalry between
Hemantha’s gang and underworld Kingpin
Harak Kata’s gang over narcotics was the
motive behind this shooting. Police are con-
ducting investigations.
Two Police Constables... From page 01

tion Department
informed the court when
the main case against
Thilini Priayamali was
called before the Magis-
trate court that she had
received Rs.3000 million
in her account though
she has no source of
income.
The CID told the
court that three new
complaints have been
received against Priyama-
li in relation to Rs 873
million and a gold neck-
lace worth Rs.800,000, a
and promotional activi-
ties and it has been
revealed that more
money has been defraud-
ed from politicians and
that no complaints have
been received so far.
The suspect was not
presented to the court
and the Acting Magis-
trate Shilani Perera
observed her through
Skype technology.
The Criminal Investiga-
tion Department stated
that the suspect had
influenced the investiga-
was for the three main countries that
have granted loans to Sri Lanka, name-
ly Japan, China and India, to come
together on a common platform to dis-
cuss the future steps in the formulation
of concessions.During this meeting, the
IMF and Sri Lanka pointed out the
need for a common platform. India and
China have informed that they will
examine the issues further and respond
accordingly. These two countries have
also informed the possible need for
bilateral discussions in this regard.
“Many other countries also participated
in this meeting, including the attendance
of an Assistant Secretary of the United
States Treasury. All this was possible due
of the GDP. However, it is a difficult
task to accomplish immediately, it is
envisaged to achieve this by 2026.
“Initially, a decision had to be taken
on the manner in which the income is
to be increased. Money was printed
due to the decrease in income. During
the past two years, Rs. 2300 billion has
been printed, resulting in inflation ris-
ing to 70% - 75% and even more in
respect of food inflation.
“These increases need to be con-
trolled, while securing income. There-
fore, during the discussions with the
IMF a new tax system has been pro-
posed. The IMF informed that even the
export industries would be required to
concern amongst the citizens.
“Against this backdrop, without this
tax system, the desired goal will not be
achieved. The agreed goal is to achieve
14.5% - 15% of Gross Domestic Prod-
uct (GDP) revenue by 2026.
“If Sri Lanka withdraws from this
program, IMF assistance will not be
received. Without IMF certification, the
support of these international financial
institutions such as the World Bank,
Asian Development Bank, and the
countries that have supported financial-
ly will not be forthcoming. If that hap-
pens, the country will be back to the
era of queues.Tougher times ahead will
have to be faced. Therefore, these loans
sentenced to 10 years Rigorous
Imprisonment by the Colombo High
Court.
The judgement was delivered by Colombo
High Court Judge Adithya Patabendige. The
Colombo High Court Judge also imposed
fines of Rs.5000 and Rs.15,000 on the
accused separately.
The Attorney General filed indictments
under five counts against the accused, who
were attached to the Pettah Police Station, for
wrongfully imprisoning a woman and sexually
assaulting her in 2015.
House congratulates... From page 01

kilo of gold worth over
Rs 100 million and
money over Rs 226 mil-
lion
The CID informed the
court that her boy friend
Isuru Bandara currently
has Rs 10 million in his
account and an investi-
gation is being conducted
regarding a kilo of gold.
CID also told court
that three mobile phones
were seized on two occa-
sions while she was in
prison and the state-
ments of four persons
tion and asked the court
to further remand her
The suspect had spent
Rs 4.1 million per month
for the salary of the
office staff at the World
Trade Center. “This is a
complex investigation.
Seven cases have been
filed against her. The
Department officials
said that more com-
plaints were being
received and requested
that the suspects be fur-
ther remanded in custo-
dy.
to the implementation of the decisions
taken in consultation with the IMF.
“There is an aspect about the income
of the Government of Sri Lanka which
needs to be noted. In 2015, during a
visit to Sri Lanka the IMF representa-
tives underlined the need or a surplus
in the primary budget. Therefore, it
was provided for in 2017-2018. Howev-
er, it was reduced in 2019 due to the
Easter Sunday bombings. However,
there were no serious repercussions.
The IMF was optimistic that Sri Lanka
would be able to increase its revenue,
since there was a surplus in the prima-
ry budget.
“At that juncture, Sri Lanka’s income
pay taxes. “The IMF pointed out that
in countries with an export economy,
the related industries were liable for
tax. The IMF also upheld that Sri Lan-
ka’s primary export economy is based
on the plantation industry. During Brit-
ish rule, taxes were charged from every
plantation sector, including tea, coco-
nut and rubber. Therefore, if the coun-
try has to move towards that goal,
taxes will have to be paid. The export
sector has now questioned this aspect
and the related concerns are to be sub-
mitted to the IMF.
“The second issue regarding the per-
sonal tax structure. The majority of
tax revenue is through indirect taxa-
need to be obtained and embark on a
debt-restructuring programme. These
decisions are not being taken wilfully,
but are being done reluctantly. Howev-
er, these decisions will be reconsidered
periodically.
“In the same manner of conducting
the debt restructuring program success-
fully, if a bountiful Maha season is
achieved as expected, it will help in
reducing economic pressure. Measures
to increase the country’s foreign
reserves have also been discussed and
once all these steps have been imple-
mented the country can move forward.
“The country at this juncture is fac-
ing a difficult period. Expectedly tough
for being included into the World’s Top Scien-
tist List. Stanford University, together with
publishing house Elsevier and SciTech Strate-
gies compiled the list based on updated data
analysed by Jeroen Baas, Kevin Boyack and
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using a publicly available database with more
than 100,000 scientists.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated
in Parliament that Professor Jayasumana
has brought honour to Parliament and the
country.
Break-in at Kesbewa... From page 01

were recorded out of the
11 calls made and
received.
The Department said
that she had demanded
an amount of Rs 30 mil-
lion . The suspect had
called an employee of her
office and asked for the
phone numbers of vari-
ous people. The investi-
gators informed court
that the use of mobile
phones inside the prison,
where intelligence offic-
ers are also present, is a
hindrance to the investi-
gation.
The CID informed the
court that the suspect
was taken to Thico
Group of Companies,
Krish Company and two
of her houses based on a
search warrant. The offi-
No one can challenge ...
Leader of the House
Minister Susil Premajayan-
tha said in Parliament yes-
terday (19).
Minister Premajayantha
made this observation in a
Special Statement at the
beginning of the proceed-
ings of the assembly.
Minister Premajayantha
pointed out that there have
been media reports stating
that some groups are pre-
paring to establish a Peo-
ple’s Assembly similar to
Parliament.
Sri Lanka, Russia discuss...
The mechanism of the
said credit line and the
modality to procure fuel
from the Russian Federa-
tion were discussed at
length with the Finance
Ministry officials of the
Russian Federation.Sri
Lankan envoy in Moscow
Prof. Janitha A. Liyanage
attended this discussion
representing Sri Lanka
and emphasized the sig-
nificance of such a credit
line to Sri Lanka to pro-
cure fuel, especially at
this trying time.
From the Russian Gov-
ernment, Deputy Minis-
ter of Finance Maksimov
Maithri Gunaratne PC
appearing for the
aggrieved party said that
Janaki Siriwardena, who
had supported the fraud
committed by Thilini Pri-
yamali, should be named
as a suspect. He further
mentioned that these two
are two philanderers and
have cheated people and
cheated them of money.
The Counsel represent-
ing the suspects in the
incident asked for bail
but court dismissed the
request. The Criminal
Investigation Department
allowed to check the
accounts of the suspects
and obtain statements
from Priyamali, as they
cannot grant bail as a
complex investigation is
being conducted.
From page 01
The Minister said that
even the House cannot
establish such institutions
and pointed out that the
Parliamentarians are
appointed according to the
wishes of the people of the
country.
He also noted that peo-
ple can change their public
representatives in elec-
tions.Speaker Mahinda
Yapa Abeywardena said
that the matter will be
referred to the Privileges
Committee.
From page 01
Timur of the Russian
Federation and Levan
Jagaryan, Ambassador of
the Russian Federation to
Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka
and a few officials repre-
senting the Ministry of
Finance and the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs were
also present at the dis-
cussion.
This Embassy is of the
view that this credit line
facility will play an
important role to make
adequate fuel supplies
available to Sri Lanka at
a competitive price in the
months to come.
was between 14.5% - 15% of the Gross tion. The majority of the country’s citi- decisions have to be taken during these
Domestic Product (GDP). However, it zens, even those below the poverty difficult times. I undertook this chal- Piliyandala Police said. The suspect had
was agreed that Sri Lanka could gradu- line, had no choice but to pay indirect lenge when no one else was willing to entered the premises with a face cover leaving
ally increase this to 17%-18%. Howev- taxes. The direct tax revenue is 20% come forward. Therefore, it is my only the eye area uncovered. He had climbed
er, in November 2019, the country’s and 80% has been derived from indi- responsibility to explain the back- a mango tree in the backyard and entered the
taxes were drastically reduced, with the rect taxes. ground of the related issues and the first floor of the building through a window
Government revenue decreasing to “The IMF that particularly had reser- Government is also ready to discuss that had been left open. Police said the inci-
8.5%. In this context, the IMF set aside vations in this regard were of the view this further if required”. dent had happened while the security guard
was on duty in the front of the building.
CCTV footage showed that he had opened
Atamasthanadhipathi... From page 01 Give priority to all-party ... From page 01
all unlocked drawers and steel cupboards
searching for something. He had remained
inside the building for about four hours.
The Prelate passed away while receiving treatment at a Minister of Foreign Affairs it will not comply with any Piliyandala Police are investigating on
private hospital in Colombo.Most Ven Pallegama Sirinivasa Ali Sabry said yesterday (19). external mechanism but the receiving a complaint from Kesbewa DS K P
Thera was born in 1953 in Pallegama in the Matale Dis- Speaking in Parliament Foreign sponsors of it presented it with Premadasa.
trict and his parents were Dukganna Walawwe Tikiri Minister Sabry, PC noted, “We new elements. I have met the
Bandara Nilame and Dukganna Walawwe Anula Kuamriha- call for a multi-party effort to heads of foreign missions in
my. The Nayaka Thera was ordained in 1968 under the
tutelage of Ven. Pallegama Dhammarakkitha and Ven. Pal-
set up a truth seeking mecha-
nism. It would prevent an
Colombo and written to foreign
Ministers and appeased them Narcotic drug network:... From page 01
legama Gnanarathana Theras at Anuradhapura Ruwanweli external mechanism. I invite all on the Sri Lankan situation.
Maha Seya premises and received Higher Ordination in parties in this House to agree Through my engagement it is worth Rs.20 million.It has been
1975. on such a common mechanism. clear that a vast majority of revealed that the seized drugs had been
A graduate from the University of Kelaniya, Most Ven We also would like to invite UNHRC Resolutions are with smuggled into the country via sea routes
Pallegama Sirinivasa Thera became the custodian of the those who are unfairly accused Sri Lanka at heart and fully from India.
eight places of worship in the Anuradhapura Sacred area in and those who are grieving to support us. They cannot The Law enforcement officers had
1997 at the age of 44, becoming ing the youngest Ata- come forward and state their express it at the time of voting arrested the first suspect following an
masthanadhipathi in the history of Atamasthanadhipathi
hierarchy appointment. The final rites of Most Ven Dr.
cases under a domestic mecha-
nism. Unless we take the initia-
as they were no match for the
incensed pleasure of the power-
extensive investigation on October 17 at
Senapola in Norochcholai along with 515
Pallegama Sirinivasa Nayake Thera will be held under full tive, it might end up in some- ful sponsors of the resolution. grams of cocaine. Based on information
State patronage on October 22 at 2.30 p.m.in Anuradhapu- one else’s hands.” It was no match for Sri Lanka revealed by him, the other five suspects
ra. A meeting to discuss the funeral arrangements was to Minister Sabry also said that as well. Over half of the nations had been arrested at Kalpitiya, Puttalam
be held in Anuradhapura under the patronage of Anurad- the government would like to did not support the resolution and Mannar along with 1.017 Kilo-
hapura District Secretary yesterday evening. invite Sri Lankans who are living and seven nations voted grammes of cocaine.
all over the world to build the against. Some of those who “The arrested are aged between 25 and 53
Lanka Sathosa... From page 01
nation, irrespective of the races.
Minister Sabry pointed out
that the Government rejects the
voted for last year’s resolution
are no longer members of the
council anymore.” Sabry PC
and residents of Baththuluoya, Kalpitiya, Put-
talam and Silawathura,” Police said.Police
have obtained Detention Orders against them
This new price revision will be effective from yesterday external evidence gathering noted. until Friday after producing them before the
and consumers can purchase these items through Lanka mechanism and the resolution Meanwhile the Chief Opposi- Mannar Magistrate’s Court. Mannar Police
Sathosa outlets across the country at reduced prices. as a whole as it is contradictory tion Whip Lakshaman Kiriella are investigating.
Accordingly, the price of a kilo of garlic has been reduced to the Sri Lankan constitution. said that the Opposition would
by Rs. 60 and its new price is Rs. 490. The price of a kilo He also noted that Sri Lanka is like to hold a debate on Minis-
of wheat flour has been reduced by Rs 55 and its new price
is Rs 320. The price of a kilo of sprats has been reduced by
grateful to the nations who sup-
ported the country when the
ter Sabry’s statement and
requested for a date.
Two drug peddlers... From page 01
Rs.50 to Rs.1,450. The price of a kilo of chickpeas has been UNHRC moved a resolution Kiriella also noted that Sri
reduced by Rs.30 to Rs.285, a kilo of white sugar has been against Sri Lanka. Sabry PC Lanka has to suffer from this operating the local drug network from
reduced by Rs.15 to Rs. 260, a kilo of imported white raw pointed out that the resolution matter because former Presi- France and England along with ‘ICE’ syn-
rice has been reduced by Rs.5 to Rs.169.
A Lanka Sathosa spokesman said the Government decid-
was an example of the divisive
and political nature of the UN
dent Mahinda Rajapaksa short-
sightedly promised a truth
thetic drugs worth Rs.1.2 million on Tues-
day.
ed to provide this relief for easing the economic troubles of Human Rights Council. seeking mechanism to the then “Drug kingpin Ruban is an ex-LTTE cadre.
the general public affected by the economic recession. “Sri Lanka made it clear that UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon. He also smuggles Kerala Cannabis into the
country,” police said.
SC orders petitioner party to re-send... From page 01
The STF made the two arrests at Kirib-
athgoda and Kosgas Junction areas.
The first suspect was arrested along with
who has been cited as a respondent in Law Nuwan Bopage appearing for the appearance of Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan 100 grams and 640 milligrams of drugs and
an appeal petition filed in connection petitioner informed the Court that a Muruganandan on December 10, 2011. the second suspect was arrested with five
with a kidnapping trial of two human notice has already been sent to the for- Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa grams and 780 milligrams of drugs, the STF
rights activists, Lalith Weeraraj and mer President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who previously filed a motion to the Court of said. They are residents of Colombo 14 and
Kugan Muruganandan in 2011. is named as the respondent in this peti- Appeal seeking that the notice be revoked 15.
This order was made due to there tion. as he could not testify in the Jaffna Mag-
being no legal representation for former
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa when the
However, there was no legal represen-
tation for former President Gotabhaya
istrate’s Court due to threats to his life as
the Defense Secretary.The Court of Call to amend Poisons,... From page 01
petition was taken up before the Supreme Rajapaksa.After considering the facts, the Appeal delivering its judgement ruled
Court. Bench ordered the Counsel who appeared that since Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was the Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amend-
This petition was filed against the for the petitioner to re-send a notice to President at that time, he could not be ment) Act must be amended. The Minis-
Court of Appeal ruling that former Presi- former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa called to testify before a Court. ter said that the drug called ‘Ice’ and other
dent Gotabhaya Rajapaksa cannot be regarding this petition. The relatives of the missing persons poisonous drugs similar to ‘Ice’ have been
summoned to testify in the trial before The petition will be taken up again on filed this petition to the Supreme Court introduced into the school system as tof-
the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court regarding December 15.The Jaffna Magistrate’s saying that the decision of the Court of fee, chocolate and a programme will be
the abduction of Lalith Weeraraj and Court had issued a notice to former Pres- Appeal is contrary to the law.As former prepared and implemented to cover all 144
Kugan Muruganandan. ident Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who was the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has schools in Colombo City to prevent poison-

Grateful monkey ... From page 01

who paid its last
respects to a person who
used to feed him by going
to the cemetery has
brought a tear to every-
one’s eyes. A monkey
who frequented the
Thalankuda area of Batti-
caloa used to be fed by
this person. The monkey
bowed in respect before
the body of this person
and and cried.
Peethambaram Rajan, a
52-year-old resident of
Thalankuda and father of
two had been feeding a
monkey who was roam-
ing around in the forest,
with biscuits and other
food items.
The monkey who had
been in the habit of com-
ing to this person’s house
every day to receive bis-
cuits and food also pro-
vided joy to a disabled
child who used to live in
the house.
When the monkey had
come to the house for
food as usual and seen
the body of its master
realised the situation and
started to cry while
touching the feet of the
person lying in the coffin.
The monkey had then fol-
lowed the cortege to the
cemetery and paid his
last respects there as
well.
The petition was taken up before the
Supreme Court Bench comprising Justic-
es Gamini Amarasekara, Yasantha Koda-
goda and A.H.M.D. Nawaz.Attorney-at-
Important to conduct legal education...
English medium and the Council of
Legal Studies has also decided that
the examinations of the Faculty of
Law should be conducted in English
medium only.
As per the provisions of the
Gazette Extraordinary No. 2208/13
of December 30, 2020, it has been
made mandatory for Law College
students to sit for the examination
only in the English medium from
this year.
However, Justice Minister Wijeya-
dasa Rajapaksa said that considering
the requests from the students, he
will again discuss this matter with
Defense Secretary at the time, to appear
on September 27, 2019 to testify in con-
nection with a habeas corpus complaint
filed by their relatives regarding the dis-
From page 01
the Chief Justice who is the Chair-
man of the Legal Studies Commit-
tee.
The Minister said this in response
to an Oral Question raised by Mem-
ber of Parliament Hesha Withanage
regarding the issuance of a Gazette
stating that if the Law College stu-
dents are compelled to study law in
English only, the children coming
from the villages will have to face dif-
ficulties.
Commenting on this, Foreign
Affairs Minister Ali Sabry said that
the decision to make it mandatory for
law students to sit for the examina-
resigned from the office of President at
present, this appeal petition has sought
to issue an order that he may be called to
testify.
tion only in the English medium was
taken to produce lawyers who can
speak English and encourage the stu-
dents from villages also to be fluent
in English, in order to prevent
descrimination from lawyers who can
speak English against the lawyers
who cannot speak English.
“Some people want to restrict Eng-
lish only to the ‘Bamunu’ caste. They
send their children to America and try
to maintain a social class by restricting
English education only to their fami-
lies. Students from villages should also
have the right to study in the English
medium,” he added.
ous drugs from entering the schools.
The Minister said that the Colombo
Municipal Council, Police and Provincial
Zonal Offices will jointly implement the
programME related to the prevention of
toxic drugs along with the nutrition pro-
gram, and that a pilot project will be imple-
mented focusing on six schools.
The Minister was speaking while joining
the debate on the Notary (Amendment)
Bill, Power of Attorney (Amendment) Bill,
Document Registration (Amendment) Bill,
Last Will (Amendment) Bill, Fraud Preven-
tion (Amendment) Bill.
Minister Premajayantha also said that
although these Bills should have been
amended earlier, it is timely to amend
them now, and all these bills are interrelat-
ed.
The Minister stated that it is the role of
Parliament to enact Constitutions and
laws, but it is a matter of regret that one
and a half to two hours in the morning are
spent on other tasks.
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Maha Season paddy cultivation

Required Urea fertilizer

stocks released
Agriculture Ministry Secretary Rohana fertilizers have been recommended for lizer for that. Therefore, the Urea fertilizer try on November 25 and another 120,000
Construction work on the Eastern Dam of the Malwathuoya
Reservoir Project in progress.

Malwathu Oya Reservoir Project

Pushpakumara said yesterday that the Urea
fertilizer stocks required for the first shift of
paddy cultivation in the Maha Season has
been released to all Agrarian Development
Centres.
Pushpakumara said that all necessary
steps have been taken to release the Urea
fertilizer required for paddy cultivation in
the Maha Season without any hindrance.
"Fertilizers are given in several steps dur-
ing the Maha Season. As recommended by
the Department of Agriculture, 70 percent
chemical fertilizers and 30 percent organic
paddy cultivation this year. Generally, in
paddy cultivation, Urea fertilizer is applied
within 14 days after sowing or planting the
first shift of Urea fertilizer, the second shift
of Urea fertilizer after four weeks and the
third shift of Urea fertilizer is applied
between 42 and 45 days after sowing or
planting the seedlings," the Agriculture
Ministry Secretary said.
"Farmers demand for the provision of
fertilizer for all the three shifts at once. It is
easy to supply it at once, but we currently
do not have sufficient stocks of Urea ferti-
required for the first shift has already been
supplied to all Agrarian Development Cen-
tres. Apart from the Northern and Eastern
Provinces, paddy cultivation for the Maha
Season has not yet started in other dis-
tricts. But the Urea fertilizer required for
the first shift has already been sent to the
farmers," he said.
"At present, we have about 21,000 metric
tons of Urea fertilizer purchased for paddy
cultivation in the Yala Season. Also, 12,500
metric tons of fertilizers ordered for the
Maha Season will be delivered to our coun-
metric tons of Urea fertilizer will be deliv-
ered by November 20.
"The second and third shifts of Urea fer-
tilizer and the 40,000 metric tons of MOP
fertilizer (Muriate of Potash fertilizer) are
scheduled to arrive in the country by
construction revived
November end. Therefore, the farmers need NIMAL WIJESINGHE, economic benefits with the
not have any doubts or fears about not Anuradhapura Additional introduction of tourism
District Group Corr.
receiving the required fertilizer stocks. development planning,
The amount of Urea fertilizer given per Construction work on New Town planning, export
hectare is 170 kg and plans are afoot to the Anuradhapura Lower based commercial agricul-
provide an additional 70 kilogrammes of Malwathu Oya Multi-Sec- ture development planning
fertilizer. tor Development Project and inland fisheries devel-
which came to a halt due to opment planning under
financial constraints has project preview.

SLASA calls for Public Honorary Doctorate awarded to Naturalist

been revived. "Hydro and Solar power
The proposed lower Mal- energy plants producing 4.6
wathuoya Reservoir with a GigaWatt hours will also be

Kelum Nalinda Manamendra-Arachchi

capacity of 169,000 acre constructed under the pro-

Service reforms
feet is being constructed at ject. A model farm is being
Bogoda village close to the constructed to transfer
historic Thanthirimale modern irrigation technol-
The Council of the Survey of India (Chennai Scared Area with the con- ogy to farmers. A private
University of Sri Jaye- and Calcutta), Chulalong- struction of a dam which is sector company engaged
The Sri Lanka Administrative Service gestions for the reforming of the public wardenepura decided to korn University of Thai- 3.6 kilometres in length with the drip and sprinkler
Association (SLASA) proposed that the service. award an Honorary Doc- land, and Raffles Museum across the Malwathuoya irrigation system will also
Committee on Public Finance and the The Sub-Committee also discussed at torate to renowned Natu- and the National Univer- river starting from the Riti- support this model farm
Committee on Public Enterprises be length the need to amend the ordinances ralist Kelum Nalinda sity of Singapore during gala mountain area. The project. It is planned to con-
given the powers to recover the money to remove the existing legal obstacles for Manamendra-Arachchi last quarter century. River which flows into the vert the model farm into a
lost to the Government from the officials upgrading the Public Service through at the 48th convocation Recognizing his contri- Mannar sea is 164 kilome- Farmer Field School," Pro-
who misused public funds and the politi- digitization, and the association pointed on October 23, 2022. bution to knowledge tres in length. ject Director Gunasena told
cians who misused Government funds out that it would enable the creation of a Kelum is a specialist enhancement, Kelum was "Construction work of the Daily News.
enabling them to be subjected to the more efficient Public Service which is an on Biodiversity Conser- awarded by the Interna- the Lower Malwathuoya He further said that a
judicial process and punished. essential factor. vation, Taxonomy, Bio- tional Institute for Spe- Reservoir is scheduled to new resettlement village
Discussions on this regard took place The Chairperson informed the Sri geography, Zooarchaeol- cies Exploration, Arizona be completed by 2024 end. with all necessary infra-
at the National Council Sub-Committee Lanka Administrative Service Associa- ogy, Paleontology, Her- State University. He is a Therefore, the Yala cultiva- structure facilities is being
on Identifying Priorities in Formulating tion to submit short-term amendment petology, Ichthyology, Presidential Awards win- tion of 32,000 acres of constructed at Kaluwila -
Short, Medium and Long-Term Policies proposals related to updating the Public and Osteology. ner for Taxonomy and existing paddy lands under Naranwala in the Villach-
which met in Parliament on Tuesday Service to the Committee within two There are over 110 Zoo-Archaeology in 2003, Giants and Aktham Uruppu chiya Divisional Secretariat
(18) under the Chairmanship of Member weeks. publications in the world’s amphibians, reptiles, fresh- 2004, 2005, and 2009. Tanks will be irrigated," Division.
of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa. The Chairperson of the sub-committee most influential journals water fishes, and mammals He received the Top Ten Project Director Eng. The Right Bank Sluice
The Sri Lanka Administrative Service pointed out that a national policy can be and with over 2,000 cita- in Sri Lanka. He received Award for discovering Sanath Gunasena said. Barrel construction has been
Association attended the meeting held to quickly prepared after submitting the tions to his name. Kelum many national and interna- remarkable new species in Under the Right and Left completed while the Sluice
obtain expert opinions for the National amendments to Parliament through the serves as a Visiting Lecturer tional grants for research 2008 and honouring the ser- Bank development, the res- Tower is nearing completion.
Council Sub-Committee on Identifying National Council. at the Postgraduate Insti- projects for the last two dec- vice to taxonomy and biodi- ervoir will provide irriga- Geological treatment has
Priorities in Formulating Short-Medium- MP Namal Rajapaksa also pointed out tute of Archeology of the ades. He has done many versity conservation of the tion facilities to nearly been completed in 3km of
and Long-Term Policies. that through reforming the Public Ser- University of Kelaniya. international collaborations, last 30 years, two species, 2,000 acres of new land by the earthen dam.
Accordingly, the Sri Lanka Adminis- vice by way of a national policy, the ser- He has been an Amphibi- including the National His- viz. introducing commercial, The total length of the
trative Service Association presented a vices needed by the people can be pro- an Specialist at IUCN SSC tory Museum of London, Puntius kelumi and export agriculture crops dam including spillway
proposal containing amendments related vided more quickly and with high effi- Amphibian Specialist Group National History Museum Calotes manamendrai were through modern water sav- structure is 3.6km. The
to the Executive Presidential System of ciency. Members of Parliament Johnston since 1996. of Paris, Base Museum of named after Kelum’s name ing irrigation techniques. spill consists of 10 Radial
the country, amendments related to the Fernando and Sagara Kariyawasam were He has also described Switzerland, Chicago Field (patronymic) by the found- People in and around Gates. The project cost is
Council of Ministers and ideas and sug- also present. more than 70 new species of Museum of USA, Zoological ers of those species. Thanthirimale will reap the around Rs. 20,000 million.
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Inception workshop on Sri Lanka’s

HFC phase-down plan
Since becoming a signatory to HFCs and hopes to fully phase in phasing out of HFCs, UNDP

Wide-ranging views on
the Montreal Protocol in Decem- out the use of HFCs by 2030. The Programme Quality and Design
ber 1989, Sri Lanka has thus far Government encourages the Analyst in Sri Lanka Sureka
sought to implement all national adaptation of new alternative Perera emphasized that, “Repli- ISHARA MUDUGAMUWA and AMALI MALLAWARACHCHI

English medium for

obligations. In 2018, Sri Lanka technologies in view of the HFC cating the urgency of phasing-

House takes up five

ratified the Kigali Amendment to phase-down plan, which will also down Ozone Depleting Substanc-
the Montreal Protocol on sub- contribute towards achieving es (ODSs) in the real world is
stances that deplete the ozone energy efficiency. The HFC easier said than done. However,

Law College exams layer, including the phase-down

of the production and consump-
tion of hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs).
The attention of the House was drawn to the Govern- Sri Lanka has successfully
ment’s initiative to hold Law College examinations in phased out Chlorofluorocarbons
the English medium, yesterday. Government and Oppo- (CFCs) in the Refrigeration and
sition MPs pointed out a series of pros and cons of the Air Conditioning (RAC) sector
decision. and is currently implementing
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Hesha Vithanage the second stage of the Hydro-
initiating the discussion pointed out that a number of chlorofluorocarbon Phase-out
applicants are requesting to face the law examinations Management Plan (HPMP) for
in their mother language. the gradual phase-out of HFCs in
In reply Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe the RAC sector. To ensure com-
said, “We all know the importance of learning law in pliance with the Montreal Proto-
the English medium. We are aware that students enter col, Sri Lanka has established a
Law College via a competitive exam unlike via the licensing and quota system for
Advanced Level Examination. I have referred this mat- HCFC imports and exports.
ter to the Council of Legal Studies. They have recom- During HPMP Stage II, short,
mended that examinations should be held in English. I medium and long-term strategies
am planning to once again discuss this matter with the will be developed to continue the
Chief Justice and inform the House accordingly.”
Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella joining
HCFC phase-out effort and to
facilitate the safe introduction of
the discussion pointed out, “Those days in school, we new alternatives to sustain the
studied in the English medium. After 1965, students HCFC phase-out, in light of the
were allowed to study in their mother language. This overarching strategy.
gazette to make the Law College examination only in Speaking on Sri Lanka’s pro-
English was issued during the COVID-19 pandemic. gress in phasing out HFCs, the
This is extremely unfair. I received numerous telephone Environment Ministry Additional
calls from students requesting permission to sit for the Secretary (Natural Resources)
exam in their mother language. Who destroyed the W.D.S.C. Weliwatta noted that,
English medium education system in this country in “Sri Lanka is progressing in its
1956? We cannot take revenge on students by this sud- second stage of phasing out
den change. There should be a transitional period
before taking this decision.”
phase-down strategy especially
focuses on energy efficiency and
has programmes designed to
train technicians, enhance train-
ing facilities at training centres,
and provide essential tools
towards phasing out the use of
HFCs.”
In this regard, the Government
of Sri Lanka with the assistance
of the United Nations Develop-
ment Programme (UNDP) in Sri
Lanka has secured funding from
the Multilateral Fund to develop
the HFC phase-down plan for the
country. The UNDP is assisting
the Government to develop its
HFC phase-down proposal to
obtain the necessary resources.
As a part of developing the
HFC Phase-down Management
Plan of the Kigali Implementa-
tion Plan (KIP), the National
Ozone Unit of the Environment
Ministry is in the process of col-
lecting the baseline information
on HFC usage in the country
with the support of the UNDP
and the Industrial Services
Bureau – North Western Prov-
ince.
Highlighting the UNDP’s role
in supporting Sri Lanka’s efforts
as we have seen both globally and
locally, with the right technology
and ambitious partners, reducing
ODSs and limiting the potential
for Greenhouse Gases to enter
the atmosphere has been demon-
strated to be a possibility. Realiz-
ing the importance of protecting
the ozone layer, the UNDP glob-
ally supports countries to elimi-
nate ODSs through supporting
the implementation of the nation-
al ODS Phase-Out Management
Plans. UNDP’s support includes
technical assistance, formulation
and implementation of country
and sector strategies, capacity
building, accessing funding from
different sources, and forging
important partnerships.”
To this end, the inception
workshop was held recently, joint-
ly organized by the National
Ozone Unit, Environment Minis-
try, UNDP in Sri Lanka and the
Industrial Services Bureau –
North Western Province to get
insights from all relevant stake-
holders for the implementation of
the HFC Phase-down plan, the
preparation of the KIP and dis-
cuss and agree on the way for-
ward.
Bills for debate
Five Bills presented said that all the five Bill, Last Wills
by the Justice Ministry ordinances are more (Amendment) Bill,
were taken for debate in than 100 years old and Fraud Prevention
Parliament yesterday. they have not been (Amendment) Bill, etc.
Justice Minister Dr. amended to suit the The Minister said
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe present day. Minister that these amendments
began the debate on Rajapakshe further propose to remove the
the Notaries (Amend- said that fraudulent system of last wills
ment), Power of Attor- transactions can be signed by five persons
ney (Amendment), prevented by 95 per- and give authority to
Document Registra- cent by passing the last wills written before
tion (Amendment), Notary (Amendment) a notary public. These
Last Will (Amend- Bill, Powers of Attor- amendments can pre-
ment) and Fraud Pre- ney (Amendment) Bill, vent property from
vention (Amendment) Registration of Docu- being fraudulently
Bills. The Minister ments (Amendment) taken over.
Missing sailors to undergo... From page 01
Navy Media Spokesperson Captain September 17, while it was deployed
Indika de Silva said yesterday (19) for special investigation duties the
that the six sailors will be referred to area of the south seas.
the Navy’s Medical Officer so that After communication with the ves-
their health conditions can be moni- sel was lost, a search operation for
tored. Due to a technical fault in the the vessel began on September 26,
engine of the vessel carrying the six with Navy fast attack vessels and
sailors, the vessel was swept away in deep sea patrol vessels covering the
the deep-sea area southeast of Sri southern sea area and the navy
Lanka for a distance of about 400 obtained the assistance of the Sri
nautical miles (about 740 km) due to Lanka Airforce as well. Also, the

Lottery ticket stocks to be transported by train islandwide

Former Justice Minister, Foreign Minister Presi-
dent’s Counsel Ali Sabry pointed out that some groups
want to limit the English medium studies only to
‘Bamunu kulaya’ (high class). “Now what happens is,
when students enter Law College, we create two types
of lawyers. One group turn into lawyers who cannot
work in English, while another group can work in Eng-
lish. What we should do is to create lawyers who can
speak and work in English when they pass out from the
College. If we can do this in Medical faculties, Engi-
neering faculties and Management faculties, why can’t
we do this in at the Law examinations? Until we take
this initiative, these children will not master the Eng-
lish language. Some people want to limit the English
language only to Bamunu caste. It is wrong. We send
our children to USA, Australia, UK and follow LLB
courses overseas in English while we let these students
study in Sinhala. India has won the world by maintain-
ing an English medium education system. This deci-
sion was taken by the Legal Studies Council.”
MP Rauff Hakeem on the same matter noted, “This
decision is unfair by many students. I also came from a
village to Colombo. I sat for certain examinations in
Tamil. It did not hinder my English language learning.”
Government MP lawyer Chandima Weerakkody
pointed out, “English is imperative for professionals
including lawyers. Lawyers who cannot speak in Eng-
lish find it difficult to successfully execute work due to
language limitation. We talk about foreign investments.
the prevailing bad weather condi- Colombo Maritime Search and Res-
tions. cue Coordinating Center located at
Then on October 9, while the sail- Naval Headquarters informed Mari-
IRANGIKA RANGE ors were returning to the land after time Search and Rescue Coordinat-
The Development Lotteries the discussion held between Officials in the Sri Lanka repairing the vessel, they had estab- ing Centers in nearby areas and
Board (DLB) has decided to Transport, Highways, and Railways including guards, lished connection with the main arrangements were made to inform
transport lottery ticket stocks Mass Media Minister Dr. Ban- drivers, and station masters naval headquarters on October 18. fishermen and the naval community
by train to towns islandwide. dula Gunawardena, the offi- will extend their maximum The Navy Media Spokesperson said who sail through those sea areas
Lottery tickets issued by the cials of the Railway Depart- support for the success of this that during their time at sea, the about the incident too.
DLB are daily brought by a ment, and the officials of the endeavour. food and drinks carried were enough The Navy is due to carry out fur-
large number of people across DLB held yesterday at the Sri Lanka Railways will for two weeks and that they were ther investigations into this incident.
the country. Therefore, this Transport and Highways Min- enter many agreements of this used sparingly. The Sri Lanka Navy also expresses
programme will help to istry. nature in the future to The six sailors were brought to its gratitude to the states including
increase the revenue of the Sri Minister Gunawardena strengthen the goods transpor- Panama by the Navy’s ship A 521 India, Maldives, Indonesia and Aus-
Lanka Railways while reduc- stressed that a favourable situ- tation by train since the Rail- and yesterday afternoon (19) the tralia as well as the Sri Lankan Air
ing the cost incurred by the ation will be created for each way Department has the abili- naval vessel they travelled on was Force, maritime search and rescue
DLB in the transportation of of them by maintaining a good ty to transport goods covering being brought ashore, said the Navy coordination centers adjacent to Sri
lottery tickets across the coun- relationship between govern- all regions of the country, he Media Spokesman. Lanka, fishing and seafaring commu-
try. This was revealed during ment institutions. added. A 521, which was attached to the nity, who contributed to the search
operation in search of the missing operations for this missing vessel, as
vessel, managed to re- establish con- well as all stakeholders, who con-
tact with the vessel on the afternoon ducted search operations of their
President orders... From page 01
of day before yesterday (18). The
missing vessel had lost all communi-
cation for about once month since
own within their sea limits to assist
in the search of the Navy vessel that
lost communication.
Most Venerable Dr. Pallegama Sirinivasa Thera, legama Siriniwasa Thera, Custodian and Chief
to be held with full state patronage, a statement
issued by the Presidential Media Division said yes-
terday. Accordingly, President Ranil Wickremes-
Priest of the Maha Bodhi and Atamasthana Adhip-
athi of Anuradhapura.
Most Venerable Pallegama Sirinivasa Thera,
Two girls arrested for... From page 01

We need to create professionals who can work in multi-
national companies that invest in Sri Lanka. How can
we do that without a good knowledge of the English
language? Even though this is a difficult task, don’t let
this opportunity go.”
Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana pointed out that
changing to the English medium from the Sinhala
medium is practised at all medical faculties. “The
majority of the students who enter medical faculties
receive their Advanced Level education in their mother
languages. All these students study in medical faculties
in the English medium. If medical students, engineer
students, management students can do this, why can’t
law students do the same? This is an opportunity that
inghe has appointed a Committee comprising the
Governor of the North Central Province Maheepa-
la Herath and Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious
and Cultural Affairs Vidura Wickramanayaka to
coordinate the State Funeral of Venerable (Dr) Pal-
Most Ven. Dr. Sirinivasa....
Most Ven. Dr. Pallegama Sirinivasa Thera said
that the Thera nurtured a generation of educated
Buddhist students who carried out many religious,
cultural and social missions.
The Prime Minister said that Most Ven Dr. Pal-
who played a leading role among the Maha Sangha
of this country, spent his monastic life meaningful-
ly, constantly dedicating himself to the welfare of
the people of Rajarata as well as the whole coun-
try.
From page 01
“The religious service of Maha Nayake Thera
brought great pride to Sri Lankans, Buddhists all
over the world as well as the people of other reli-
gions who valued his services. His valuable guid-
ance and contribution to the development of the
posting them on social media were
granted bail with personal sureties of
Rs 2 million each by Colombo Addi-
tional Magistrate Manjula Rathnayake
yesterday.
One of the girls is an owner of the
SIM card while the other has threat-
ened the lady doctor by using the SIM
Card. The Computer Crime Division
of the Criminal Investigation Depart-
House condoles... From page 01
ment arrested the suspects based on a
complaint by the lady doctor.
The suspects have been charged of
doctoring a photos of the lady doctor
highlighting an affair with another doc-
tor working in a hospital in the
Gampaha district. The two girls have
been charged for doctoring their pho-
tos with a nude photo and posting
them on social media

we should not miss. If we made a mistake in 1956, now
after 60 years, we have got the chance to rectify it.”
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa joining the dis-
cussion said that the English medium education system
should be introduced from the primary school. “This is
a serious issue. We need to establish an English medi-
um education system from kindergarten. Unfortunately,
we have an outdated education system. It has destroyed
the future of many generations. There are lost genera-
tions. There are elite schools and rural schools. Thus, I
request the Education Minister to change to the Eng-
lish medium education system as soon as possible. I
remember former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
attempted to do it. However, Ministers in his own
Cabinet gave voice cuts against this attempt. Their
children study in international schools. It is the 1956
decision on ‘Sinhala only policy’ that destroyed our
education system. Please don’t put these law students
into a difficult position. Give them some relief and
establish a system where English medium would be
gradually introduced,” Premadasa said.
Former Minister MP Mano Ganesan said, “As a for-
mer Minister of Official Languages I would like to
request that students be allowed to learn in whichever
language they prefer.”
Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe told the House that he
will discuss the matter again with the Council of Legal
Studies and update the House. “I entered Law College
in the Sinhala language. English is imperative to mas-
ter this profession. There are practical issues to some
students in Law College who request to sit for the
examinations in Sinhala as they find it difficult to write
answers to an exam paper in English. I would like to
request some more time from the House to revisit this
legama Sirinivasa Thera paid special attention to
the needs of the student monks who were receiving
a thorough education.
“The Maha Nayaka Thera, who strongly believed
that education for the Monks should be adjusted to
match the new world with technology, opened
information technology paths for the students
monks of Maha Vihara and further developed their
education,” the message said.
Excerpts from the message : “The greatest gift
we can offer to the world is Theravada Buddhism.
The loss of Atamasthanadhipathi Dr. Pallegama
Sirisumana Dhammarkakhita Sirinivasa Nayake
Thera, the Chief Prelate of the North Central Divi-
sion in Malwatu Mahavihara Chapter of Shyamopa-
li Nikaya who performed an unparalleled mission
for the spiritual development of the Maha Vihara,
will be a void that cannot be filled.
Strike threat by.... From page 01
public transportation operations on Octo-
ber 25, if the authorities are not given a
grace period to pay their lease installments
until next December. Addressing a media
briefing held in Colombo yesterday, the
Secretary General of the All Ceylon Private
Bus Owners’ Association, Anjana Priyanjith
said it has been reported that several leas-
SLFP Executive Member... From page 01
historic Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is
exemplary.
“It is worth recalling that he raised a generation
of educated Buddhist students who carried out
many religious, cultural and social missions. I
remember with respect the patronage and support
given in the development of sacred places related
to Maha Vihara and Mahameuna when I was the
Minister of Buddha Sasana. As the youngest monk
to be the head of the Atamasthana, his leadership
in protecting and nurturing Atamasthana is
invaluable.“I offer my condolences to all the fellow
and student monks, relatives, friends, disciples and
devotees who are saddened by the death of our
prelate. I wish that Atamasthanadhipathi, the chief
Prelate of North Central Division in Malwatu
Mahavihara Chapter of Shyamopali Sect will attain
the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana!
ing companies have planned to seize pri-
vate buses of those who had failed to pay
their loan installments. Therefore, we
request the government to provide us a
grace period to settle payment defaults,” he
added. We hope that relevant authorities
will positively respond to our requests,” he
added.
Most. Ven. Dr. Pallegama Sirini-
wasa Nayake Thera who passed
away yesterday. Speaker of the
Maithri ordered to file...
filed by Ports, Shipping and Avia-
tion Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva
challenging the decision to remove
him from the positions in the SLFP.
Colombo Chief District Judge
Purnima Paranagama made this
order after President’s Counsel Faiz-
er Mustapa appeared before the
Court for former President Maithri-
pala Sirisena.
SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri
Jayasekara, who is named as the sec-
ond respondent in this case, did not
appear before the Court yesterday
and the Colombo Chief District
Court Judge ordered to issue a
notice again informing him to appear
before the Court on October 31.
This case was filed by seeking a dec-
laration that he still holds the posi-
tions of Senior Vice President, Cen-
tral Committee Member, Political
Committee Member, Badulla District
Leader and Organizer, and Halilela
Acting Organizer of the Sri Lanka
House Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
expressed condolences on behalf of
the House.
From page 01
Freedom Party. Minister Nimal Siri-
pala de Silva produced facts before
the court that the Sri Lanka Freedom
Party, which organized a meeting
called the All Island Committee, had
made an amendment to the party’s
constitution on September 2 and the
respondents claimed that they had
removed his positions according to
the powers given to the second
respondent by that constitutional
amendment.
Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva
claims that he also received an invita-
tion to the All Island Committee
meeting and has informed the Court
that such a Committee does not have
the legal authority to amend the
party constitution.
According, he seeks a declaration
from the court that he is still holding
positions in the party and to prohibit
any obstruction from the respond-
ents or their representatives while
holding positions.

issue and try to reach a decision after discussing this Freedom Party Maithripala Sirisena to step members come and throw him out of the posi-
matter again with the Council of Legal Studies.”
The House will sit today at 10.30 am.
down from the leadership. He said that the for-
mer President should not hang on the post until
tion. Sarachchandra in a letter to the former
President said that party members are ready to One killed, two injured ... From page 01
thousands of Sri Lanka Freedom Party party surround the party headquarters at Darley Road.
came on a motorbike opened fire Saman Kumara of Uragaha is a sus-

Three school prefects... From page 01
Police investigations revealed that the assault had taken
place at about 10 a.m. on October 18.
The student who was attacked had been admitted to
the Gampola Hospital but had received treatment and left
yesterday (19).The student had lodged a complaint with
the Kurunduwatta Police regarding the incident and they
had carried out investigations.
Subsequently, they had taken into custody on suspicion
three prefects of the relevant school and produced at the
Gampola Magistrate’s Court through a ‘B’ report.
The Magistrate had released the three students on
surety bail of Rs.100,000 each. They had been ordered to
be present in court again on October 27.
“RW is the right person to get the...
to support Sri Lanka during this difficult
period. While appreciating the President’s efforts
in rebuilding Sri Lanka’s economy he said that
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is the right per-
son to get the country out of the present crisis
and assured him that he has a force backing him.
He also stated that the US Government would
continue to assist Sri Lanka with their negotia-
tions with the IMF and the debt restructuring
talks. These remarks were made during the dis-
cussion that took place yesterday evening (19)
at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. Dur-
ing the discussion President Wickremesinghe
From page 01
also expressed his appreciation to the US Gov-
ernment for their continuous support towards
Sri Lanka.
The Assistant Secretary further stated that
the US Government is expected to provide all
possible support to Sri Lanka and its people
in this difficult period and welcomed the
President’s efforts in regard to reconciliation
and strengthening of the Democratic institu-
tions.
The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung
and Political and Economic Advisor Susan
Walke were also present at this discussion.
at a house in Karuwalagala in Yak-
kalamulla last morning.
The victims were admitted to
the Karapitiya and Matara hospi-
tals and the child is said to be in
critical condition. The child was to
undergo an urgent surgery, hospital
sources said.
Police said that the deceased had
been processing cinnamon by the
time of the shooting. Rivalry
between two criminal gangs is the
motive behind this shooting, police
said.
According to the Police, the
deceased 33-year-old Wedikkaruge
pect of a murder case who has
been released by the courts on bail
recently.
He had been remanded over the
murder of a barber at a saloon in
Urgasman Junction area on August
24. Following the shooting, the
gunmen had forcibly taken a motor-
bike which was passing them and
had fled the scene.
Yakkalamulla police together
with the Divisional Crimes Investi-
gation Bureau and the Southern
Province Crimes Investigation
Division are conducting investiga-
tions into the incident.
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 0 , 2 0 2 2 TRIBUTE page 5 DN

T UNHEARD
SIGIRIYA SPECIAL CORR.
The Nayake Thera's relatives he was not allowed to come back
he brothers and sis- home. By the time he passed away, he
ters and relatives of
who live in Pallegama said when had become the strength of our entire
Most. Ven. Dr. Palle- the Nayaka Thera visited, he family. On eleventh April, every year,
gama Siriniwasa all members of our family hire a vehi-
Nayake Thera as brought everyone in the village cle to go and visit the Nayaka Thera.

well as Dambulla,
Bulagala, Pallegama residents say that
the Passing Away of Atamasthana-
dhipathi Dr. Pallegama Siriniwasa
Nayaka Thera is equal to being
deprived of great strength which pre-
vailed, not only to neighbouring rela-
tives but to everyone else.
Atamasthanadhipathi Dr. Pallega-
ma Siriniwasa Nayaka Thera, who
passed away, lived Dambulla, Bulaga-
la, Pallegama. His relatives said that
when he was 13-years-old, Pallegama
Hemarathana Nayaka Thera and he
were taken to the Atamasthana for
ordination on the same day, and from
then onwards his relatives treated him
with great respect.
When we heard of the demise of Dr.
Pallegama Siriniwasa Nayaka Thera,
we went to his home located at Palle-
gama. A number of siblings had
already arrived there and were shed-
ding tears of sorrow.
His youngest sister Kalyani Kumar-
ihamy lives in the ancestral home at
present.
A yellow flag had been put up near
the house expressing sympathies and
to inform everyone else including
other relatives. Most. Ven. Dr. Sirini-
wasa Nayaka Thera was the eldest of
a family of nine siblings.
The family consisted of five sisters
and four brothers. It was his third
sister, K.M.W. Padma Kumarihamy
who spoke to us about Siriniwasa
Nayaka Thera’s childhood and the
present.
She said that at the age of 13 her
brother were taken to Anuradhapura
by their father and mother and given
over to the Sasana. Even at the age of
13, she said through tears, that her
brother Dr. Pallegama Siriniwasa
Nayaka Thera was making huge sacri-
fices for her father to help him in
paddy farming.
The late Dr. Pallegama Siriniwasa
Nayaka Thera’s sister Kalyani Kumar-
ihamy said that one brother in the
family had already passed away sud-
denly before this. She said that the
parents had also died some time ago.
She said she had not been born at the
time that Dr. Pallegama Siriniwasa
Nayaka Thera was ordained.
She said that however, every year
on the eleventh of April, all the broth-
ers and sisters of the family hired a
vehicle and went to visit the Nayaka
Thera.
The Nayaka Thera’s third brother,
Wijeratne Banda said that he was
already sixty years of age but that he
toffees. He liked to distribute
toffees among the children. Not
only that, he distributed dry
rations and clothing to many
families in our area. These
distributions were made not only
to his ancestal village but he
sent lorry loads of food stuff and
clothing to remote villages.
The day Pallegama Siriniwasa Thera entered the Sasana – he is in the middle
in the front row.
The Nayaka Thera’s grieving relatives at the ancestral home.
did not remember much of when his
brother was taken to be ordained, as
he was quite young then.
He said further that his brother,
Nayaka Thera, helped all his siblings
as well as residents of surrounding
areas and poor families. He men-
tioned that the lay name of the Naya-
ka Thera was K. M. W. Jayathilaka.
A lot of old photographs were pre-
served in the home where the Nayaka
SIDE OF
MOST. VEN. DR. PALLEGAMA
SIRINIWASA NAYAKE THERA
The Nayaka Thera when he was young, carrying out the ‘Thevava’ of the Jayasiri
Maha Bodhi.
The Nayake Thera with former Presidents Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratun-
ga and Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Thera had lived as a child. Photo-
graphs of the day when the Thera's
Ordination took place as well as many
historical moments were kept safely
in this house. It was of significance
that a number of relatives living in the
vicinity had been arriving at the
ancestral home since morning.
The third sister of the Prelate, K.
M. W. Padma Kumarihamy express-
ing her views about the Nayaka Thera
had the following to say; “The great
strength of our family was the Nayaka
Thera, we heard last night that he had
passed away. The pain we felt at that
time cannot be put into words. When
the Thera fell ill, we all went and held
Bodhi Poojas.”
“The Nayaka Thera was the eldest
brother of our family. When he was
13-years-old, the Nayaka Thera of
the Udamaluwa at that time came to
the village and selected young boys
from the village and took them to be
ordained. It was then that our Nayaka
Thera and our aunt’s son, currently
Pallegama Hemarathan Thera, were
taken away while they were still
young.”
“It was our mother and father who
had taken them and handed them
over to the Nayaka Thera at that time.
From that day until he was ordained,
We did so, as a habit. Whatever work
the Nayaka Thera had, he would never
have any appointment or work sched-
uled for that day. He used to wait for
us to arrive and if somehow we got
late he would call and ask why we
were late.”
“At the same time, we all went to
help my father with farming when the
Nayaka Thera was at the age of 13 and
we were all young. It was the Nayaka
thera who helped our family by
ploughing the field and threshing,
using cattle and he put in much effort
and suffered a lot.
The youngest sister Kalyani Kumar-
ihamy said: “The Nayaka Theraa was
my elder brother. I am 48 years of age
now. When he was taken to be
ordained, I had not even born. We
called him ‘podi hamuduruwo.’ He
loved us very much since then and I
am the one living in the ancestral
home now. The Nayaka Thera came
when our mother passed away. He
visited us whenever possible.”
“The Nayaka Thera loved us all
equally. If we needed to meet him, the
door at the temple was always open
for us. We went and met him, wor-
shiped him and inquired about him
and returned.”
“One of our brothers died suddenly
about one and a half years ago. All the
others are living. We are sad because
the Nayaka Thera passed away sud-
denly.
Sixty-year-old Wijeratne Banda,
who was a younger brother of the
Nayake Thera said: “All our relatives
live in Pallegama. We were quite
young and did not understand much
when the Nayaka Thera was handed
over to the temple. When the Naya-
ka Thera visited he brought every-
one in the village toffees.
He liked to distribute toffees
among the children. Not only that,
he distributed dry rations and cloth-
ing to many families in our area.
These distributions were made not
only to our area but he sent lorry
loads of food stuff and clothing to
remote villages.”
“That merit itself would be
enough for the Nayaka Thera to
attain Nibbana. The biggest sad-
ness is that we lost the greatest
strength we had for our family and
the entire village. Most Ven. Dr.
Pallegama Hemarathana Nayaka
Thera is the son of my mother’s
sister. They had been handed over
to the temple to be ordained on the
same day.”
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Young girl shot dead in

Nedunkeni, Vavuniya
GAYAN KUMARA WEERASINGHE
A 21-year-old girl was shot dead
in Nedunkeni, Shiva Nagar,
Vavuniya, on Tuesday night .
Police said that preliminary inves-
tigations have revealed that a love
affair may have led to the killing.
The deceased has been identi-
fied as T. R. Pramila Malar.
Police said that she had been shot
as she opened the back door of
the house and came outside on
Tuesday night.
This girl lived with her
74-year-old father and she has
seven siblings and one child had
died few months ago . It has
been revealed during investiga-
tions that one of her brothers
lives in Sweden and he is send-
ing money for them to live with
her father.
The Police said that the shoot-
ing had taken place around 8.30
at night and it is questionable
why she opened the back door
and went out at that time. They
suspect whether she went out of
the house with the expectation of
meeting someone and if that par-
ticular person is the one who shot Annual get-together of 92 O/L Batch, St. Mary's College, Veyangoda was held at Friends
and killed her. Restaurant premises, Veyangoda recently.

HelpAge conducts free cataract

surgeries for senior citizens
ANANDA KANNANGARA

The funds, collected by HelpAge Sri

Lanka (HASL) by placing tills at country-
wide super markets, city centres, banks,
restaurant, shops, pharmacies and the
BMICH in Colombo were highlighted at
the HelpAge annual progress meeting
held at HASL Head Office, Boralesgamu-
wa recently.
HASL says that the funds, collected
from tills are utilized to perform free cata-
ract surgeries and mobile medical eye
camps for underprivileged senior citizens
in the country. The free cataract surgeries BMICH, Event Co-ordinator Nimal Muthukumarana and HelpAge official Priyadar-
are conducted at HelpAge Eye Hospital, shani Bulathsinhala with a till placed at BMICH.
Sinsapa Road Wellawatta, Colombo 6. pAge to place tills in their establishments Douglas Paranawithana made a request
HelpAge, Executive Director Saman- for this humanitarian project. from interested persons to place Hel-
tha Liyanawaduge profoundly thanked “Our hospital so far performed over pAge tills even in their business and
the owners of the institutions for extend- 44,000 free cataract surgeries and we office premises to collect funds to
ing their gratitude towards HelpAge to conduct 15 to 20 free cataract surgeries improve the vision of needy elderly citi-
place tills in their business premises to every day for senior citizens over 55 zens. For further details please contact
collect funds and made a request from years,” he said. on 0717012809 (Priyadarshani) or
other organizations also to permit Hel- HelpAge, Head of Special Project 0112803752,3,4.

Welisara St. Jude Church celebrates Golden Jubilee

Welisara, Mattumagala Catholic com-
munity will celebrate the Feast of St.
Jude, the Apostle on Sunday, October 23
as arranged by the Parish community.
This Church celebrated her Silver Jubi-
lee on Sunday, October 23, 2011. His Emi-
nence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Arch-
bishop of Colombo celebrated the Silver
Jubilee Mass. The then Apostolic Nuncio
in Sri Lanka for the Vatican, Most Rev. Dr.
Joseph Spiteri, presided over the Pre-Jubi-
lee Day-Vespers, Saturday (Solemn Even-
ing Prayer) as the chief celebrant of the
evening service. The Church slowly
moves on to celebrate her Golden Jubilee in
the year 2036, which is 14 years from now.
On coming Sunday, the feast day, fes-
tive High Mass will be sung at 8.00 am.
There will be additional Holy Masses
including one Holy Mass in English at
10.00 am. There will be a Holy Mass at
5.00 pm, followed by a procession and the
services of the day will end with the Bless-
ing at the end of the procession. (wiruma)

University student seeks your help

M.T.V. Fernando, a 25-year-old
undergraduate from the Faculty of
Livestock, Fisheries, and Nutrition, of
the University of Wayamba, has devel-
oped End Stage Renal Failure. His
doctors have recommended kidney
transplantation as the only cure. The
operation will cost about Rs. 4 million.
Fernando and his family request public
assistance in raising the amount to
cover the cost.
His family says even the smallest
contribution can help in a big way in
this regard. Contact details: 077-
5767816 (Shantha Fernando -
father)
All contributions should be remitted
to the Account Number 83765650 of
Bank of Ceylon, Panadura branch and
Account Number 8223006298 of Com-
mercial Bank , Panadura branch.
DN page 8
T h u rs d ay, O c to b e r 2 0, 2 0 2 2
Traders and
Newton's Law
P
ower and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera
is in the news these days stemming from his
bid to come to grips with the fuel crisis, con-
frontations with Petroleum sector trade unions and
a running battle with the Head of the Public Utilities
Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman.
His is also a regular voice in Parliament explaining
the nitty-gritty of fuel purchases, options to curtail
the energy crisis and reduce the duration of the
power cuts. Amidst all this, he has also taken up
cudgels on behalf of those affected by the fuel
shortage and particularly the burden imposed on
the public by the periodic increase in fuel prices.
Now that the price of petrol has been slashed by Rs.
40 a litre (diesel by Rs.15) Minister Wijesekera has
appealed to three-wheeler owners to extend the
benefit of the reduction in the price of petrol to the
public, noting that the Government has reduced the
price of petrol by Rs. 100 on three occasions. As an
incentive, he said he would extend the quota of fuel
provided for three-wheelers within the next two
weeks, so that they could increase the number of
hires.
Of course, fuel prices were increased many fold - a
litre of diesel by as much as Rs. 240 and any
decrease in the price of both diesel and petrol
according to most would not make that much of an
impact. However, any effort made to alleviate the
enormous burdens placed on the public due to the
runaway Cost of Living at least by some measure
should be appreciated. Hence, Minister Wijesekera
should be commended for his efforts to get three-
wheeler owners to reduce their fares in keeping with
the reduction in petrol prices.
However, as much as the Minister's effort deserves
praise, from the look of things his appeal appears to
have fallen on deaf ears. The Minister should have
known better before appealing to three-wheeler
owners to offer concessions. In this country when
prices go up they never come down. Local traders,
businessmen and shopkeepers always observe
Newton's Law in reverse in this respect.
The price of wheat flour is down by as much as Rs.
240 a kilo, but bakery owners won't budge trotting
out various excuses for their refusal to reduce bread
and short eats prices. Ditto for private bus operators
who claim that they are unable to slash bus fares
due to the high cost of spare parts.
Perhaps the traders and private bus operators have
taken a leaf from the Government itself in this
respect. Minister Wijesekera may have asked the
three-wheeler owners to reduce fares. But instances
are legion where the Government too failed to pass
the benefit to the public of the reduction of prices of
fuel in the world market prior to this. The excuse
was that the CPC being in the red has to recoup its
losses through this means. In other words, the ben-
efit of the reduction in world fuel prices had to be
used to maintain a bloated workforce at the CPC
and pay off mountainous debts.
Nevertheless, the Government should put its foot
down on traders who unduly benefit from conces-
sions meant for the public. The reduction in petrol
prices will now go by default with the public denied
the benefit in the form of a reduction of the prices of
goods and services linked to fuel.
Instead of the poor consumers, the price drop will
now only benefit vehicle owners and the rich who
anyway do not feel the burden of price increases,
however large they may be. The question arises if
slashing fuel prices periodically by the Government
under the Price Formula system would serve any
purpose if the consumers are not going to benefit
but only be taken advantage of by the rich. Even
the private bus operators have now taken advan-
tage of the petrol price decrease and having a field
day.
Private bus operators have been having their own
way for too long. They have often held the public to
ransom by threatening strikes at the drop of a hat.
Private bus operators have increased fares every
time fuel prices were jacked up. They are now refus-
ing to offer the benefit to the public when fuel prices
have been slashed.
The talk of the increase in the cost of spare parts is
only an afterthought to wriggle out of the situation.
It is useless if the Government offers concessions to
the public by way of reducing fuel prices, if busi-
nesses fail to follow suit. Hence, the Government
should devise a mechanism to ensure that the pub-
lic is not cheated in this fashion. The Consumer
Affairs Authority (CAA) should ensure that the con-
sumer is not fleeced. Unfortunately, the CAA has
been rendered impotent and reduced to a mere
nameboard though maintained by taxpayers. The
CAA is a fine example of the kind of white elephant
that the country is burdened with, bleeding the
economy white. The CAA should be made fully
operational or shut down altogether. The public is no
longer in a position to do charity.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
“We make a living by what we get. We make
a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill
EDITORIAL
ALL EYES ON 22 nd
AMENDMENT
D
eliberations in Sri
Lanka’s Parliament
will take centre stage
this week as it debates
the controversial
22nd Amendment to
the Constitution that aims to strike a
delicate balance between the powers
held by the Executive and the Legisla-
ture in the form of the Executive Presi-
dent and Parliament respectively.
This is the latest step in a series of
constitutional changes that have been
enacted over the past two decades,
demonstrating that both Sri Lanka’s
politicians and the public have yet to
accurately identify the form of Govern-
ment that best serves the country, its
people and its social and economic
needs.
The changes first came to the fore in
2001, when the 17th Amendment was
enacted during the second term of then
President Chandrika Kumaratunga.
The main feature of this amendment
was the creation of a Constitutional
Council (CC) which was tasked with
making appointments to the various
Independent Commissions.
EXECUTIVE PRESIDENTIAL POWERS
The 17th Amendment and the CC
were seen as a move to reduce the pow-
ers at the disposal of the Executive
President. The Council was to com-
prise of both elected representatives as
well as nominated representatives who
were nominated both by the President
and the Opposition.
The Council was empowered to
make appointments to key bodies such
as the National Election Commission
(NEC), the Public Service Commission
(PSC), National Police Commission
(NPC), Human Rights Commission of
Sri Lanka (HRCSL), the Commission
to Investigate Bribery or Corruption
(CIABOC), the Finance Commission
and the Delimitation Commission.
Despite being hailed as positive step
aimed at enhancing democracy, there
were obstacles in implementing the
17th Amendment. Delays, for example
in forming an independent NEC led to
many issues and the then Government
was accused of hindering its objec-
tives.
The next change to the Constitution
came in the form of the 18th Amend-
ment to the Constitution in 2010 by
then President Mahinda Rajapaksa,
who had just secured a second term of
office with a massive mandate follow-
ing the defeat of the Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009.
The 18th Amendment reversed
many changes brought about by the
17th Amendment. It enhanced the
powers of the Executive President. The
argument was that the Executive Presi-
dency needed to be strengthened in the
national interest to deal with issues
such as terrorism, ignoring political
bias.
Therefore, the 18th Amendment
replaced the CC with a Parliamentary
Council (PC) consisting of only elected
Members of Parliament (MPs) and no
appointed members. The inclusion of
appointed members had attracted criti-
cism because they were not responsi-
ble to any authority.
Another key feature of the 18th
Amendment was the removal of the
two-term limit for any individual to be
elected as Executive President. It was
thought that this was tailor-made for
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was
in his second term of office and was
riding a wave of popular support at the
time.
Ironically, it was the adoption of the
18th Amendment that led to Mahinda
Picture by Sulochana Gamage
Rajapaksa’s undoing. In 2015, after ten
years as President, he ran for an
unprecedented third time because he
was allowed to do so by the 18th
Amendment. However, he lost unex-
pectedly to Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s
(SLFP) Maithripala Sirisena who
defected to become the Common
Opposition candidate.
Sirisena had campaigned on a plat-
form of abolishing the Executive Presi-
dency and retiring after one term in
office. One of his primary and first
tasks as President was to introduce the
19th Amendment in Parliament aimed
at curtailing his own powers as Execu-
tive President to a great extent.
It is to President Sirisena’s credit
that he did so in April 2015, just four
months into his Presidency and with a
Parliament where the party which
opposed him at the Presidential Elec-
tion, the United Peoples’ Freedom Alli-
ance (UPFA), had a majority. Only one
MP, Sarath Weerasekera, opposed the
19th Amendment.
KEY CHANGES
The 19th Amendment re-established
the CC and the Independent Commis-
sions. It reduced the term of office of
both the President and Parliament to
five years instead of six years. It also
re-introduced the two-term limit on an
individual holding office as an Execu-
tive President.
Other key changes introduced in the
19th Amendment are taking away the
President’s powers to remove the
Prime Minister, the President being
required to act on the advice of the
Prime Minister in appointing Minis-
ters and the prohibition on dual citi-
zens being appointed as elected repre-
sentatives (MPs).
It is noteworthy that seven years
later, these remain some of the key
issues that are being keenly debated as
Parliament reviews the 22nd Amend-
ment. Nevertheless, despite then Presi-
dent Sirisena’s stellar efforts to enact
the 19th Amendment, he found him-
self at the centre of a Constitutional
crisis.
Following a deterioration in rela-
tions between President Sirisena and
then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremes-
inghe, Sirisena sacked Wickremesing-
he as Prime Minister, appointed his
erstwhile rival Mahinda Rajapaksa as
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 0 , 2 0 2 2
Support for the 22nd Amendment reflects
the current ambivalent political climate
in the country. Although it seeks to
diminish Presidential powers to some
extent, it has the blessings of President
Ranil Wickremesinghe. The ruling SLPP
however appears divided on its
stance on the Amendment.
Prime Minister and proceeded to dis- dasa Rajapakshe was listed as the 22nd
solve Parliament prematurely. Amendment.
The 19th Amendment, among other Support for the 22nd Amendment
provisions, had curtailed the Presi- reflects the current ambivalent politi-
dent’s power to dissolve Parliament cal climate in the country. Although it
before four and a half years. Sirisena’s seeks to diminish Presidential powers
actions were thus challenged in the to some extent, it has the blessings of
Supreme Court. He was found to have President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The
acted unconstitutionally and Wickrem- ruling SLPP however appears divided
esinghe was reinstated as Prime Minis- on its stance on the Amendment.
ter.
The next change to the Constitution MIXED VIEWS
came in the form of the 20th Amend- A faction of the party supports the
ment, enacted with Gotabaya Raja- Amendment. However, other groups
paksa as President. The Easter Terror within the SLPP are equally opposed
Attacks and the failure of the then to it. While the Opposition too has
President and Prime Minister, Maithri- mixed views about the proposed
pala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesing- Amendment, they are generally in sup-
he to act in concert was a catalyst to port of the Amendment. The SJB has
this. said it will provide conditional sup-
It was argued that the weakening of port.
the Executive Presidency and the tug- Among the issues being contested,
of-war between the President and the mostly by SLPP MPs, is the authority of
Prime Minister contributed to intelli- the President to act independently in
gence and security failures that led to appointing and removing the Prime
the Easter Attacks. Gotabaya Raja- Minister and Ministers, the creation
paksa thus campaigned on a platform and composition of the Independent
to strengthen the Presidency and won. Commissions and the issue of dual citi-
In the General Election (GE) that zens assuming elected office.
followed in August 2020, the Sri Lanka Although the SLPP enjoyed a near
Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) received a two-thirds majority in Parliament after
near two-thirds majority and thereafter the 2020 GE, that has now diminished
the 20th Amendment became a reality. with several factions calling themselves
It restored most of the changes intro- ‘independent’. As a result, while the
duced by the 18th Amendment, effec- SLPP may have lost its two-thirds
tively nullifying the 19th Amendment. majority in Parliament, it still com-
However, the two-term limit for a mands a simple majority.
President was retained. If this ‘core’ SLPP group votes against
The President can now dissolve Par- the proposed 22nd Amendment, the
liament before the end of four and a legislation will not be enacted even if all
half years and may consult the Prime Opposition parties and so-called ‘inde-
Minister on appointing Ministers only pendent groups’ from within the SLPP
if desired. The barrier on dual citizens endorse it, because it requires a two-
being elected to Parliament has been thirds majority in Parliament and this
removed. A PC has replaced the CC. will not be possible. At the time of writ-
What is being debated this week in ing, Justice Minister Dr. Rajapakshe,
Parliament has been listed as the 22nd entrusted with the task of seeing the
Amendment. However, there is no 21st 22nd Amendment through Parliament,
Amendment. That is because an is in hectic negotiations with all stake-
amendment, listed as the 21st Amend- holders in Parliament in a bid to ensure
ment and introduced by the Opposi- its passage but that outcome is unlikely
tion Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is unless certain modifications are agreed
not being proceeded with by that party. to. The 22nd Amendment came into
This is after the draft 21st Amend- being as a result of the recent public
ment was challenged in the Supreme protests at Galle Face that called for the
Court. Many of its clauses were abolition or diminution of the Executive
deemed unconstitutional, requiring Presidency. However, indications are
approval at a referendum. As a result, a that the amendment will fizzle out and
subsequent draft Constitutional come to an abrupt end -just like the
Amendment by Minister Dr. Wijeya- Galle Face protests did.
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 0 , 2 0 2 2 COLUMN page 9 DN

No one is born hating

PROMOTING RECONCILIATION AND FORGIVENESS another person because of the
colour of his skin, or his background,

LESSONS to LEARN
or his religion. People must learn to
hate, and if they can learn to hate,
they can be taught to love, for love
comes more naturally to the human

from SOUTH AFRICA

heart than its opposite," - from "Long
Walk to Freedom", the 1994 Autobiography
of South Africa’s first democratically-
elected President (1994-1999) and Nobel
Peace Laureate (1993) Nelson Mandela.

N
elson Mandela (1918–
2013), a black national-
ist who spent 27 years in
prison for fighting
against the discriminatory apart-
heid system of racial segregation,
was instrumental in laying the
foundation for a new democratic
South Africa. Leading the coun-
try’s first multi-ethnic Govern-
ment, Mandela, with his post-
apartheid programme towards
national reconciliation, created a
lasting legacy.
South African High Commission-
er to Sri Lanka Sandile Edwin
Schalk, a senior career diplomat,
making a submission before the
‘Presidential Commission of Inquiry
(PCOI) for appraisal of the findings
of previous Commissions and Com-
mittees and the way forward’ last
week, talked about the South Afri-
can experience of the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission (TRC),
a gripping narrative valuable for Sri
Lanka in its post-war context.
Even though 13 long years have
elapsed since the end of the war
against the LTTE terrorism, Sri Lan-
kan people, deeply divided on eth-
nic, religious and political grounds,
are still struggling to come to terms
with its painful past. Alleged past
human rights violations have been
hovering over the island-nation all
these many years, casting a dark
shadow over it at the United Nations
Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC)
Regular Sessions in Geneva, Swit-
zerland.
Despite repeated assurances of a
domestic mechanism to deal with
the alleged past human rights abuses
and the issue of missing persons and
to guarantee non-recurrence, its
wheels have been moving very slow,
much to the consternation of the
families of victims and local and
international human rights advo-
cates. One may even complain that
the only progress shown was when
there was a UNHRC Session around
the corner.
Sri Lanka needs to make a genuine
and concerted effort to close this
Chapter of the past and focus on the
present and the future. The country
can no longer carry this monkey on
its back, especially when it has to get tarian Law
over the socio-economic and politi-
cal abyss it is in today.
If the Nation is to make a stronger offences”. To
comeback, its people have to be
united irrespective of all differences background,
among them. It is in this light that
the South African experience
becomes relevant to Sri Lanka, but
unfortunately, Sri Lanka has had no
Mandela in its soil to guide the
Nation towards the path of true rec-
onciliation. Even worse, our politi-
cians, though not all, have been time
and again using the divisions in the
society to ride high at elections.
Promoting a Sri Lankan identity
and building social cohesion will
remain a distant dream till festering
wounds of the past are left wide
open. The grievances of the victims’
families need to be addressed, not
because of international pressure,
The grieving family members of missing persons.
Reparations to aggrieved persons, who were affected by the war against LTTE terrorism, during a series of mobile pro-
grammes in the Northern Province in January.
but because it is the right thing to do
for our fellow citizens and is neces-
sary for lasting peace and national
harmony.
Domestic mechanism
Invited to share the South African
experience of the TRC, High Com-
missioner Schalk told the Presiden-
tial Commission that any imposition
of solutions from outside would not
help Sri Lanka’s ultimate goal of
national unity and nation building,
while suggesting that the country
should walk the path of truth-seek-
ing and reconciliation on its own.
The PCOI hearing at the BMICH
premises was presided over by
Supreme Court Judge A. H. M. D.
Nawaz. This is the Commission
appointed by former President Gota-
baya Rajapaksa on January 21, 2021,
“to investigate, inquire into and
report or take necessary actions
on findings of preceding
Commissions or Com-
mittees appointed
to investigate into
human rights
violations,
serious viola-
tions of
Internation-
al Humani-
(IHL) and
other such
give the
it was appoint-
ed barely two
months to the Foreign Affairs Minister
46th UNHRC Ses- Ali Sabry, PC
sion, where a strongly-
worded Resolution on Sri
Lanka was adopted by a majority
vote, against the will of the country.
The Commission, which has pre-
sented two interim reports, is
expected to conclude hearings and
present its final Report this month.
Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry,
PC, joining in a media conference
via Zoom while attending the 51st
Session of the UNHRC earlier this
month, said that Sri Lanka would set
The first sitting of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission chaired by Arch-
bishop Desmond Tutu in April 1996, in East London, a city in the Eastern Cape Province of
South Africa.
up a truth-seeking
mechanism of its
own in the first
quarter of next
year, based on
the Report of
the PCOI.
S o u t h
A f r i c a ’s
TRC is a
model Sri
Lanka has
been con-
sidering
since 2015 to
deal with the
alleged human
rights violations
during and after the
war. Then Foreign
Minister Mangala
Samaraweera, outlining a transition-
al justice process for Sri Lanka, pro-
posed an Office of Missing Persons,
Office of Reparations, Truth and
Reconciliation Commission and a
Judicial mechanism. The last of
them courted much controversy
over the reference to foreign judges.
The first two-tiers have been imple-
mented and their work is in pro-
gress, but apparently without much
vigour or prominence.
In the wake of the
fresh UNHRC Resolu-
tion adopted on October
6, setting a domestic
truth-seeking mecha-
nism in motion is impor-
tant to avoid the pro-
posed international
interferences on Sri
Lanka, which will only
further complicate the
matters. Sri Lanka has
taken longer than neces-
sary to embark on this
process, a fact that For-
eign Minister Sabry too
admitted.
The Minister, howev-
er, complained that Sri
Lanka did not get due
international credit for
its progressive actions
like returning 94 per
cent of the military-held
land to civilian owners,
Nelson Mandela voting at the first non-racial National Election in South Africa
in 1994, which ended decades of racial oppression under the apartheid system.
rehabilitation and reintegration of
more than 12,000 former LTTE cad-
res, releasing some of the Tamils
who were detained under the Pre-
vention of Terrorism Act (PTA),
payments for war-victims through
the Office of Reparations and the
proposed 22nd Amendment to the
Constitution. The Government is of
the view that the ‘powerful West’,
influenced by Tamil Diaspora groups
in their respective countries, is using
Human Rights as a tool to pressure
Sri Lanka to further its political
objectives.
TRC model
The High
Commissioner,
in his insight-
ful oral sub-
mission,
highlighted
that post-
apartheid
South Africa
opted for
restorative jus-
tice (a system
of criminal jus-
tice which focuses South African High
on the rehabilitation
of offenders through
Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Sandile Edwin Schalk
reconciliation with vic-
tims and the communi-
ty at large) over retributive justice (a
system of criminal justice based on
the punishment of offenders). “When
you are pushing for retributive jus-
tice, where does it end?,” he ques-
tioned.
Responding to a question about
the Diaspora community, the High
Commissioner said that it is impor-
tant to involve them, but that it is
the citizens of the country who
should decide on the solutions they
want. Observing that South Africa
too has a huge Diaspora community
in the West and other parts of the
world, he explained that this hetero-
geneous community mainly demand-
ed to punish the offenders involved
in violence, but South Africa chose
what was best for its people.
Referring to the International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the
first International Court of Law
established to prosecute high-rank-
ing individuals for massive human
rights violations in Africa, the High
Commissioner opined that it did not
help Rwanda in the long term.
The UN Security Council estab-
lished this Court to prosecute those
allegedly responsible for the 1994
Rwandan Genocide. Amidst a civil
war, members of the Tutsi minority
ethnic group, as well as some moder-
ate Hutu (the majority ethnic group)
and Twa, were killed in large num-
bers by armed Hutu militias, in a
period of 100 days.
“In Rwanda’s case, the solutions
were not organic, but imposed from
outside and were very artificial. The
participation of the citizens, both
perpetrators and victims, are neces-
sary for any solution to work. Vic-
tors and losers must sit together and
identify each other’s desires,” he
commented.
The Colombo-based diplomat
encouraged Sri Lanka to follow the
path of South Africa’s TRC, but
underlined that a mutually agreed
vision for the future of the country
should be identified in the first
place. “The TRC translated the suf-
ferings of the people to a hope for a
free, democratic, non-racial and bet-
ter South Africa,” he remarked.
Mandela appointed the TRC
chaired by Archbishop Desmond
Tutu to investigate crimes
committed under apart-
heid (1960-1994) by
both the Govern-
ment and the
African Nation-
al Congress
(ANC). It
was com-
posed of the
‘ H u m a n
Rights Viola-
tions Com-
mittee, Repa-
ration and
Rehabilitation
Committee and
the Amnesty Com-
mittee’. Individual
amnesties were granted
by the Commission to
perpetrators of political
crimes in exchange for full confes-
sions. This Court-like restorative jus-
tice body set up in December 1995,
issued its final Report in October
1998 after hearings detailing rapes,
torture, bombings and assassina-
tions.
The High Commissioner high-
lighted that the TRC hearings were
transparent and that its Report was
in the public domain. Its outcomes
and recommendations were integrat-
ed into the Government programme
for implementation.
Building bridges
The senior diplomat pointed out
that both South Africa and Sri Lanka
have been under colonial rule where
the policy of ‘Divide and Rule’ has
created historical suspicions
between the minority groups and the
majority. “The majority is fearful of
justice as it has been used as a tool
for revenge and the minority is fear-
ful of democracy as it has been used
as a tool for oppression,” he
observed.
The High Commissioner, speaking
on post-apartheid reconciliation
efforts, noted that all its institutional
bodies, from Government to lower
tiers, are reflective of the demo-
graphics of the country, adding that
this fact is also seen in sports. May it
be cricket, soccer or any other sport,
both Blacks and Whites get to play
in the same team.
“Our National Flag is agreed by all
communities and our National
Anthem is sung in five different lan-
guages. Our solutions came from
within and in line with our culture
and history,” he remarked.
As perfectly worded by the South
African Chief of Mission, solutions
to our problems have to come from
within, with the participation of all
communities, if those are to put
down their roots. While learning the
lessons from the South African expe-
rience, Sri Lanka has to carve out its
own model for post-conflict recon-
ciliation. Unlike South Africa, which
dealt with what happened under
apartheid soon after its end, Sri
Lanka has spent more than a decade
dilly dallying, and it has made the
task more difficult.
More importantly, the political
will matters in the whole exercise.
Lasting reconciliation does not hap-
pen overnight and it is a long pro-
cess that our political establishment
should seriously commit to. It can
only be realized if our political par-
ties stop inciting hatred and suspi-
cion between communities for petty
political gains. The political leaders
should shepherd the people to leave
the painful past behind and collec-
tively pursue a shared vision and a
common goal for the country.
Promoting a Sri Lankan
identity and building social
cohesion will remain a
distant dream till festering
wounds of the past are left
wide open. The grievances of
the victims’ families need to
be addressed, not because
of international pressure,
but because it is the right
thing to do for our fellow
citizens and is necessary for
lasting peace and
national harmony.
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‘Green Productivity Awards’
Elpitiya plantations PLC
(EPP), a leading plantation
company which practices sus-
tainability as one of its core
strategy, was awarded Gold at
the first ever ‘Green Productivi-
ty Awards 2021’ organized by
Sri Association for the advance-
ment of Quality and productivi-
ty (SLAAQP).
The awards ceremony was
recently held at the Kingsbury
Hotel, Colombo. The objective
of the awards was to recognise
organisations engaging in pro-
ductive enterprises while con-
serving the finite natural
resources and environment.
Assessments were based on
environmental sustainability,
enhanced productivity, sustaina-
ble innovation and social con-
tribution.
This is further testimony to
EPP’s sustainability journey,
making it one of the most sus-
tainable plantations companies
in Sri Lanka. Elpitiya Planta-
tions’ holistic sustainability
strategy, which centrers on the
achievement of six long-term
environmental, social and eco-
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to the UN Sustainable Develop-
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Clean water and sanitation,
SDG 7- Affordable and clean
energy, SDG 8- Decent work
Elpitiya Plantations officials receive the Gold Award.
and economic growth, SDG 9-
Industry, Innovation & Infra-
structure, SDG 15- Life on
Land and SDG 17- Partnerships
for the goals.
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trol, especially through renew-
able energy generation with
hydro and solar recording
141% above the annual electri-
cal energy consumption, sourc-
ing sustainable thermal energy
from biomass by planting bam-
boo and incorporation of
organic compost over four mil-
lion kgs (annually) to improve
soil organic matter as well as
to reduce the usage of chemical
fertilizer to bring down  fugi-
tive emissions from chemical
fertilizer which is the highest
GHG emitter in the industry.
Elpitiya Plantations PLC
(EPP) has been recognised on
multiple platforms and notably
on its sustainability initiatives.
In 2021 the company was rec-
ognised for their ‘Go Green
and Beyond’ initiative as one
of the best sustainability pro-
jects at the prestigious Best
Corporate Citizen Sustainabili-
ty Award 2021 organised by
the Ceylon Chamber of Com-
merce.
The visionary leadership
from the top management,
guidance on sustainability
strategy from the sustainability
expert Dr. Ravi Fernando and
well-executed by a winning
team at Elpitiya Plantations has
made the company a trailblazer
in the industry by also record-
ing its highest profits in the last
season while improving the
living standard of the commu-
nity, employees, and all stake-
holders.
SriLankan Airlines conferred with ‘President’s Gold Award’
and ‘Visitors Choice Airline of the Year’ at SATA awards
SriLankan Airlines
walked away with the
‘President’s Gold Award’
at the Golden Jubilee of
the Maldives tourism
industry and the ‘Visitors
Choice Airline of the
Year’ award at the 6th
South Asian Travel
Awards (SATA).
The President’s Gold
Award was conferred in
recognition of SriLankan’s
outstanding service to the
Maldivian tourism indus-
try for half a century,
whilst the winners of Jayantha Abeysinghe Regional Manager of Sri Dimuthu Tennakoon Head of Worldwide Sales
SATA were selected by a Lanka and Indian Ocean and Fawzan Fareid and Distribution of SriLankan Airlines accepts
regional panel of judges Manager Maldives of Sri Lankan Airlines receive the ‘President’s Gold Award’ from the President
and through votes cast the ‘Visitors Choice Airline of the Year’ Award. of the Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
online by passengers. The
wins prove once again of SriLankan Airlines of some of the biggest Manager Sri Lanka and SriLankan Airlines has
that SriLankan Airlines accepted the exclusive names in the trade from Indian Ocean and Fawzan also maintained a signifi-
remains a powerhouse in award from the President India; Sri Lanka; the Mal- Fareid, Manager Mal- cant presence in the Mal-
commercial aviation in the of the Maldives, Ibrahim dives; Bangladesh; Nepal dives, who accepted the dives over the years and is
region. Mohamed Solih. and Bhutan. award on behalf of the air- the only airline to operate
The President’s Gold The South Asian Travel Vice President of the line. to two destinations in the
Award for Tourism was Awards have been Maldives, Faisal Naseem; The two awards won by Maldives at present Male
presented at the Golden endorsed by over 16 Dr. Abdullah Mausoom, SriLankan Airlines is a and Gan Island.The airline
Jubilee Gala of Maldivian regional and international the Minister of Tourism in testament to the airline’s flies 23 times a week to
Tourism held on October bodies, and aims to raise the Maldives and Ismail strength and stability in the Maldives, providing
3. SriLankan Airlines was industry standards by rec- Hameed, Chairman of South Asia. The airline easy connections to pas-
among a handful of recipi- ognizing tellar organiza- SATA, were present at currently operates 90 sengers from Europe and
ents recognized for con- tions with in the hospitali- this year’s ceremony flights a week to nine cit- the Middle East via
tributing exceptionally to ty and travel trade in which took place on Sep- ies across India; seven Colombo and has played a
develop tourism in the South Asia. Launched in tember 29. Representing weekly flights each to pivotal role in shaping the
Maldives. Dimuthu Ten- 2016, SATA has grown SriLankan Airlines at the Bangladesh and Pakistan; island country’s success as
nakoon, Head of World- steadily over the years event were Jayantha and five weekly flights to one of the most sought-
wide Sales & Distribution attracting the participation Abeysinghe, Regional Nepal. after holiday destinations.

IJVR Associates wins SAPS award for ‘Best Valuation Company Award’
IJVR Associates, a leading valuation and
real estate consultancy companies, recently
well. The company also pays great attention to
its corporate social responsibility.
SOLO by HNB launches ‘Earn & Burn
Loyalty Programme’ with Barista
won the award for the ‘Best Valuation Compa- IJVR Associates provides its employees
ny of the Year Award’ at the South Asian Busi- local and foreign training opportunities and
ness Excellence (SABE) 2022 awards ceremo- offers internship opportunities to undergradu-
ny organized by the South Asian Partnership ates and graduates of Sri Jayewardenepura and
Summit (SAPS). other universities.IJVR Associates was opera-
Chairman of the Company, Indika Jay- tional throughout the pandemic, while adher- HNB PLC, partnered
athilake, a Fellow Member of Royal Institution ing to health guidelines, and ensured the job with the country’s largest
of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and Char- Chairman of IJVR Associates, Indika security of its workers. IJVR Associates have and the most digitized café
tered Valuation Surveyor accepted the award Jayathilake receives the award. also expanded its operations to Bangladesh, chain, Barista to launch the
at an event which was held in Pan Pacific Maldives and Dubai and brings in foreign rev- SOLO Loyalty, earn and
Sonargoan Dhaka, Bangladesh. company selected as a panel valuer of a for- enues to the country. The company always car- burn programme.
IJVR Associates Chairman Indika Jay- eign bank valuation panel. ried out its reporting systemcompliance with Among the first in a
athilake has been providing valuation and real IJVR Associates also adheres to the interna- the IFRS, SLFRS and IVSC local and interna- series of partnerships with
estate services to a number of public and pri- tionally accepted OECD standards, which are tional standards. “Our clients, who have local vendors, the bank will
vate companies for the past 25 years. IJVR considered the global standard for corporate always had faith in us, are the main force offer loyal SOLO and Bar-
Associates also represents the state valuation governance. The company adheres to the prin- behind this victory. I am also grateful for our ista customers the opportu-
panelof the Maldivian state owned HDFC cipals to better contribute to the economy, staff who are the pillars of our success,” Indi- nity to earn points with
bank. IJVR Associates is the first Sri Lankan society and the wellbeing of its employees as ka Jayathilake, said. each transaction.
“SOLO by HNB is a HNB AGM Digital Business Chammika Weerasinghe,
with Barista Chief Executive Officer Dilupa Pathirana at
CIPM Presents Gold Medal, DPHRM Scholarship to Sabaragamuwa Uni Best Performer
convenient payment solu-
tion that provides contact- the launch of HNB SOLO Loyalty Programme, together
less payments at all 17 Bar- with HNB Executive SOLO Promotions and Activations,
ista outlets in Sri Lanka, the Reeza Jaleel, Barista Assistant Brand Manager Theek-
CIPM Sri Lanka, the Nation’s Somasundara Auditorium, the the field of HRM,” said loyalty tie–up with Barista shana Mapatuna and Barista Operations Manager Kris-
leader in human resource manage- Sabaragamuwa University of Ken Vijayakumar Presi- and SOLO customers while han Gunasekara.
ment, presented a gold medal and Sri Lanka in Belihuloya where dent, CIPM Sri Lanka. encouraging cashless digital
full scholarship to S.N.P.M. over 1000 graduands received The Chancellor Ven. transactions”, HNB AGM check same from the Loyalty and Rewards
Samarasinghe, the best performer their degree certificates. Prof. Kaburugamuwe Digital Business, Chammika Weerasinghe tab on the SOLO home page. The bank’s
in the BSc Business Management The CIPM full scholarship Vajira Thera, Vice- said. user-friendly digital payment app and e-wal-
programme of the Faculty of will entitle Samarasinghe to Chancellor Prof. Customers using SOLO by HNB connected let, HNB SOLO, is linked with LANKAQR.
Management Studies, Sabaraga- follow CIPM’s Diploma in R.M.U.S.K. Rathnaya- to a HNB savings or current account to com- Barista Coffee Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, CEO
muwa University, at the Annual Professional Human Resource ka, Dean of the Faculty plete their payments at any Barista Outlet will Dilupa Pathirana stated: “As the market lead-
Convocation of the University Management programme of Management Science be eligible to earn one loyalty point for every er and the largest café chain in Sri Lanka, our
which was held recently. (DPHRM), which is the path- The best performer receives the CIPM Prof. Athula C. Gnapa- Rs.100 spent on coffee and other items. Each priority is to serve our customers the best cup
The gold medal was offered by way to the internationally rec- gold medal and the award at the convoca- la, Deans of the other point is equivalent to Rs.1 and can be of coffee while bringing it one step closer to
the Chancellor of the Sabaraga- ognized CIPM Chartered Qual- tion ceremony. faculties, Heads of the redeemed anytime at the customer’s conveni- the customers hence we believe this pro-
muwa University Ven. Prof. ification in Human Resources Departments, senior ence. gramme is a good opportunity for mutually
Kaburugamuwe Vajira Thera, Management (CQHRM) the corporate world. We are delighted and junior lecturers of Loyalty points can be earned by simply loyal customers and all SOLO by HNB users
together with Wijerathne Kodippi- flagship HR qualification. to encourage the best of the best the faculty, Amani Gunasekara, linking any HNB Saving or Current Account which is over 200,000 to be a part of the fast
li Corporate Member of CIPM “HR is one of the most respect- to pursue their careers in human Assistant Registrar of the Faculty to the bank’s digital wallet SOLO. Moreover, growing coffee community of the country. We
and Attorney-at-Law who repre- ed and fast-growing management resource management and wish to of Management Science and other if a customer wishes to view their points are happy to have been the first F&B compa-
sented CIPM Sri Lanka at the disciplines in the world and its extend our best wishes to the win- dignitaries of the university were earned or points redeemed, it is possible to ny to have partnered with SOLO by HNB.”
annual convocation which was role as the essential business cata- ner of this scholarship and gold present at the convocation cere-
held at the Prof. Dayananda lyst has been acknowledged in the medal in her future endeavours in mony.
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‘Poor intra agency coordination
If economic crisis deepens or
sustains for prolonged period

Consumer-goods, retail, power

delayed USD 2 Bn worth projects’
INDUNIL HEWAGE
Some 73 investment projects,
worth almost USD 2 billion are
pending approvals due to poor
intra agency coordination, which
has led to delays in granting
investment approvals, State Min-
ister of Investment Promotion-
Dilum Amunugama said.
He made these observations at
the launching ceremony of the
Investor Facilitation Centre (IFC)
yesterday (19) at the World Trade
Centre. The Board of Investment
(BOI) announced the launch of a
dedicated Investor Facilitation
Centre (IFC) in an ambitious
drive to improve ease of doing
business thereby expediting
investor approval process and
strengthening the inter-agency
coordination. Located on the
27th floor at the West Tower of
the World Trade Centre (WTC),
IFC will act as a one- stop shop to
provide an efficient and seamless
service, thereby creating a condu-
cive environment for investors
both home and abroad, seeking to
establish business operations in
window for foreign investors is
always prioritized by President
Ranil Wickremesinghe. As such,
we are taking his policy decision
to reality. This concept has a leg-
acy over a century where private
sector organizations based in the
US and the UK have facilitated
their customers through a plat-
form of this nature. Against this
backdrop, it is apparent that most
of the leading IPAs have bor-
rowed this concept and thus, the
BOI has set up the IFC to create a
single access point for informa-
tion and service transactions for
investors,” he stated.
“Besides, in the context of the
dearth of foreign exchange, Sri
Lanka should make sure that
whoever comes to the county to
start a business should have a
flawless experience with respect
State Minister of Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama, BOI to registration of their business
Chairman, Eng.Raja A. Edirisuriya , BOI Director General Renuka and continuing the business. As
M Weerakone at the opening ceremony of Investor Facilitation Cen- such, it is very auspicious that we
tre (IFC) at World Trade centre.Picture by Chinthaka Kumarasinghe have established IFC in coordina-
tion with the line agencies with
Sri Lanka. Commenting on the Promotion Dilum Amunugama the hope of making the bench-
IFC, State Minister of Investment said,” The concept of a single mark for Sri Lankan business
experience for external partners,”
the State Minister pointed out.
Minister Amunugama said fur-
ther that plans are underway to
appoint selected officers as coor-
dinating officers for the relevant
ministries to help fast track the
investment approval process.
“IFC officials will personally go
to these agencies and make sure
the file is passed to the next
desk.” Speaking at the event, BOI
Chairman, Eng. Raja A. Edirisuri-
ya stated that investors seeking to
establish businesses in Sri Lanka
have to go through numerous
time consuming procedures due
to extended delays in granting
investment approvals that create
significant obstacles and transac-
tion costs to investors.
“The objective of the establish-
ment of the IFC is to fast track
investment approvals. At present
any present foreign investor seek-
ing an approval of a project has to
go through a minimum of 20 line
agencies. Apart from that it takes
for them at least 170 days to
obtain approvals. TO PAGE 17
generation to get affected most
Rated Sri Lankan corpo-
rates in consumer-goods
retail, power generation and
homebuilding will be among
the most affected if the eco-
nomic crisis deepens or is
sustained for a prolonged
period, says Fitch Ratings.
Significant cost inflation
affecting demand and profit-
ability, import restrictions
disrupting operations, and
high interest rates are key
risks faced by domestic cor-
porates in the next 12-18
months.
“Based on Fitch’s base case
forecast assumptions, we pro-
ject that most other corpo-
rates will be able to weather
the current economic down-
turn, supported by their pres-
ence in defensive industries,
weakened competition,
strong balance sheets, and
adequate liquidity.”
Most rated corporates
posted strong revenue growth
and expanding margins in
their June 2022 quarterly
results due to inflation-led
price hikes and sale of lower-
cost inventory purchased
prior to the sharp devaluation
in the local currency in March
2022. However, the cost of
new inventory has risen
sharply since then, while high
inflation and falling afforda-
bility will make it challenging
to raise selling prices further.
There is also a significant
increase in operating costs,
which will be reflected more
acutely in the next few quar-
ters, and it is likely to pres-
sure cash flow.
Fitch estimates around
50% of our rated issuers
would see rating pressure if
economic conditions worsen
in the next 12-18 months.
The extension of an ongoing
import ban beyond the next
six months, a further rise in
interest rates, prolonged high
inflation leading to difficul-
ties in raising selling prices,
and delays in receipts from
government counter-parties
could lead to a rapid deterio-
ration in some companies’
liquidity positions, while lev-
erage and interest coverage
could weaken beyond our
negative rating sensitivities.

Exports from Sri Lanka to Germany Ceramic industry invests Rs 1 bn

increase by 20.6%
Exports from Sri Lanka to Germa-
ny increased by 20.6% to EUR 680
million from January to August 2022.
In contrast, during the first 8
months of this year, German imports
to Sri Lanka amounted to EUR 149.85
million indicating a decrease of
–16.1% compared to the same period
of the previous year. This was largely
due to the import restrictions imposed
by the Sri Lankan Government.
This was disclosed at the 8th edi-
tion of the ‘Top German Brands in Sri
Lanka’ event organized by the Delega-
tion of German Industry and Com-
merce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka),
with the support of the German
Embassy in Colombo, held at Hilton
Colombo recently. The Ambassador
of the Federal Republic of Germany
to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Holger
Seubert, said that Germany is the 4th
largest export destination for Sri Lan-
kan exports.
Chief Delegate of the AHK Sri
Lanka, Marie Antonia von Schönburg
said, “with the objective to expedite
and streamline the regulatory frame-
work, improve German FDIs to Sri
Lanka and increase the ‘Ease-of-
Doing-Business’ in Sri Lanka, this
year we have met with local industry
stakeholders such as the Minister of
Health, the Minister of Agriculture,
Wildlife and Forest Resources Con-
servation, Governor of the Central
Bank of Sri Lanka, the NMRA,
Export Development Board (EDB),
Board of Investment (BOI) in Sri
Lanka, Sri Lanka Customs & the
Department of Immigration, Sri
Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), and
the National Water Supply and Drain-
age Board (NWSDB).
“We are seeing momentum build-
ing for change in some structural
aspects and will keep pushing for a
more favorable environment for busi-
nesses in Sri Lanka.”
With the aim to encourage coopera-
tion, networking, and exchange
among world market leaders and
industry peers from Germany and Sri
Lanka, the ‘Top German Brands in
Sri Lanka 2022’ flagship event show-
cased the presence of over 260 Ger-
man brands in the country and
emphasized the two countries’ long-
standing economic relations at this
event. TO PAGE 17
to increase capacity
The Sri Lanka Ceramic &
Glass Council (SLCGC), the
apex body for consensus build-
ing among all parties in the
ceramic industry, said yester-
day that due to government
requests to increase manufac-
turer capacities, an influx of
factories and investments of
over Rs.1 billion, was made by
the industry in recent times.
A plethora of new factories
and significantly increased
capacities helped the industry
reach its desired target within a
span of 2 years. SLCGC at an
event held at the Colombo Hil-
ton addressed a major miscon-
ception about the local bath
ware industry, which is the fact
that many Sri Lankans still
believe that there are only 1 or
2 manufactures in the country.
“However, today, there are
more than 8 small, medium,
and large-scale producers in the
industry, who are capable of
supplying multiple price points
and varying levels of quality,”
said Managing Director, Royal
Ceramics Lanka Aravinda
Perera.
He also highlighted the
effects of the COVID-19 pan-
demic and the economic crisis
on the local bath ware industry.
“In early 2020,
Sri Lanka did
not have the
capacity to fulfil
the demand of
bath ware in the
country. The
import restrictions
also had a great impact
on the industry as well. C e ra m -
But today is different. The ics Lanka
SLCGC also established the PLC, Dr. Nishantha Nana-
fact that 80% of the raw materi- yakkara said. The event also
als needed for the industry is showcased a live display of
locally sourced and an extreme- products of varying qualities
ly high value addition is applied and price ranges, manufactured
to these local raw materials,” by some of the aforementioned
Managing Director, Royal manufacturers.”

SL’s Cinnamon hotels Mastercard secures 50+ travel

shortlisted for WTM Responsible
World Tourism Award
WTM London, the leading global event for
the travel industry, which will be held at
ExCel London from November 7 to 9 has
shortlisted Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon hotels for a
WTM Responsible world Tourism Award.
After an extensive process, 21 businesses
and destinations, from 21 countries, have
been recognised along with Cinnamon Hotels
as finalists in the ‘WTM Global Responsible
Tourism Awards’ within the ‘Rest of the
World’ category and the ‘Global Award’.
WTM Responsible Tourism Adviser and
Chair of the Judges, Harold Goodwin, said:
“To be recognised in the WTM Responsible
Tourism Awards is a significant achievement.
The Awards single out recognition for those
who are determined to take responsibility,
have a positive impact and make tourism bet-
ter. Once again, we were overwhelmed with
the quality of entries
from tourism businesses and leaders who
are making a difference.” The winners will be
announced at WTM London on November 7.
offers to support Lanka’s tourism
As the situation in Sri Lanka
continues to improve, Mastercard
announced its latest effort to pro-
mote the island nation as a safe,
affordable destination for inbound
travelers. With tourism beinga key
pillar of the country’s economy,
restoring holidaymakers’ confi-
dence and appetite to visit Sri
Lanka is the natural next step fol-
lowing the relaxation of travel
advisories for Sri Lanka in a num-
ber of countries.
To support these objectives,
Mastercard has directly sourced
more than 50 offers from travel
industry partners including hotels,
resorts, restaurants, and tour oper-
ators. This collaborative effort
with the Sri Lanka Tourism Pro-
motions Bureau (SLTPB) includes
Mastercard using the ‘Visit Sri
Lanka’ slogan.
“The tourism industry has
always been one of the most impor-
tant supporting pillars of Sri Lan-
ka’s economy. However, owing to
the recent concerns in the country,
global media outlets have refrained
from promoting a positive outlook
on Sri Lanka, leading to diminish-
ing traveller confidence,” said
Harin Fernando, Minister of Tour-
ism.
“The Government of Sri Lanka
highly appreciates Mastercard’s
efforts to support the industry by
changing the narrative in an effort
to bring more travellers to our
tropical shores. We are confident
that this partnership will build
credibility in Sri Lanka as a
renowned destination once again.”
“With the presence of several
global players in Sri Lanka, we are
thankful that Mastercard has taken
a lead role in bringing Sri Lanka as
a destination back to the limelight.
Angelic Gong - Manager, Merchants and Commerce, Mastercard,
Sandun Hapugoda - Country Manager, Sri Lanka and Maldives,
Mastercard, Harin Fernando - Minister of Tourism and Lands and
Chalaka Gajabahu - Chairman, SLTBP
In addition to being one of our Sri Lankan Government, this col-
most trusted partners, Mastercard laboration with SLTPB is Master-
is one of the few who can execute card’s latest initiative to support
a campaign as massive as this, the revival ofthe country’s tourism
given its ability to work with mul- industry,’’ said Sandun Hapugoda,
tiple tourism related stakeholders Country Manager, Sri Lanka &
including hotels, airlines and Maldives, Mastercard. “Reinvigor-
retailers,” said Chalaka Gajabahu, ating this hard-hit sector is noth-
Chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism Pro- ing short of essential to the nation’s
motion Bureau. (SLTPB) economic recovery, and that’s what
“As a long-time partner of the this effort looks to bolster.”

Tea production Sri Lanka needs to be conscious of reducing prices-SLASA

All apparel manufacturing Commending SLASA mem-

dips in September countries are seeing an organ-

ic decline in business levels
and Sri Lanka needs to be
Sri Lanka tea production in September 2022 totalled 20.96 M/ conscious of reducing prices,
Kgs, showing a decrease of 1.79 M/Kgs vis-à-vis 22.75 M/Kgs of said the Sri Lanka Apparel
September 2021. High Growns have shown an increase, whilst Sourcing Association(SLASA)
Medium and Low Growns have shown a decline over the corre- Wilhelm Elias who was re-
sponding month of 2021. elected Chairman at their
Meanwhile January to September 2022 cumulative tea produc- annual general meeting.
tion totalled 192.37 M/Kgs, recording a significant decrease of He added that in the next
42.35 M/Kgs vis-à-vis 234.72 M/Kgs of January-September 2021. half of 2022, external forces
This is the lowest recorded for the period under review since are emerging, prompting a
1996 where it recorded 188.40 M/Kgs for the corresponding drop in numbers with gallop-
period. On a cumulative basis, all elevations have shown a decline ing inflation west, customers
over the corresponding period of 2021. When compared to 201.43 being over-stocked and dispos-
M/Kgs of Covid-19 impacted January-September 2020, cumula- able income reducing. Elias
tive production of January-September 2022 shows a decrease of said competitor countries will
9.06 M/Kgs. On a cumulative basis, all elevations show a decline find it hard to keep business
over the corresponding period of 2020. they gain from Sri Lanka even
bers for demonstrating the
maturity of the industry and
emerging stronger and more
vibrant post the pandemic,
Elias described the rapid
transformation seen within
the industry during the eco-
nomic crisis as truly remarka-
ble. “We adapted to new ways
of doing business while also
SLASA Ex-Co for 2022/23
keeping the country’s needs a
Seated: Anil Wettewe (Past Chairman), Gopal K Iyer (Sec-
priority.
retary General), Shweta Dhir (Vice Chairman), Wilhelm
There was no rule book to
Elias (Chairman), Azmina Kareem (Vice Chairman), Gayan
work on but business leaders
Galapitage (Secretary), Denver Jayasundara (Hon. Treas-
demonstrated how the indus-
urer), Standing: Ex-Co Members Padmal Silva, Angie Dep,
try was flexible and quick to
Yasmi Bari, Manjula Bahlendran
adapt while reaffirming Sri
temporarily and hence, the ers are given good reason to Lanka’s reputation of being a
industry must ensure that buy- move back to Sri Lanka. safe pair of hands.” TO PAGE 17
 12 BUSINESS T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 0 , 2 0 2 2

LEISURE

SriLankan Airlines to host International Travel Agents in Sri Lanka

Conducts commercial conference, travel mart
The National Carrier, SriLankan
Airlines, as a prime promoter of desti-
nation Sri Lanka, in a bid to support
the country’s tourism recovery drive,
will be hosting over 150 International
Travel Agents in Sri Lanka for a com-
mercial conference and a travel mart
in mid-November this year.
This will be the first time in recent
history that such a large representation
of the international travel trade indus-
try will arrive in the country for an
interactive initiative.
SriLankan Airlines, Chief Executive
Officer, Richard Nuttall said, “Now
the country is moving forward, the
travel advisories are lifted, fuel is
available, and it is time for us to reju-
venate tourism back to experience the
wonders of Sri Lanka. The time has
come when as SriLankan Airlines, the
national carrier, we would like to dem-
onstrate and show our valued partners
across the network, that there was
never a better time to visit and to raise
awareness across the industry.”
The Conference will bring together
the travel trade fraternity from across
the SriLankan network, focusing on
those who significantly offer Sri
Lanka in their product portfolio. The
visiting agents will be apprised on Sri
Lanka’s tourism aspirations, the air-
line’s commercial outlook and will be
given a first-hand experience on the
country’s ground situation to reassure
them of the island’s readiness and stat-
ure to host any type of traveler.
The conference will be followed by
a travel mart, where Sri Lankan tour
operators and destination management
companies will be given the chance to
interact with the visiting agents to
explore business opportunities.

Chief Executive Officer, Richard Nuttall

Hilton Sri Lanka ranked as one
of the thirty Multinational
Best Workplaces in Asia by Great Place to Work
Hilton Sri Lanka was
awarded with “Best Workplac-
es in Sri Lanka”, “Best Work-
places for Millennials”, “Cube
Award for Bold Acts of Lead-
ership” and “Bronze Size Cat-
egory Award for Medium
Enterprise”
This recognition is based on
confidential survey data
assessing employee experienc-
es of trust, innovation, compa-
ny values and leadership.
Companies are also evaluated
on how well they are creating
a For All workplace experi-
ence, inclusive of all employ-
ees no matter who they are or
what they do.
Employees at winning
workplaces are having a far
superior experience than the
global average. According to
Great Place to Work data, 88
per cent of employees at the
Best Workplaces in Asia on
average reported having a pos-
itive employee experience. For
the average global workforce,
only 55 per cent of workers
report a similarly positive
experience. The Best Work-
places in Asia show that
investing in people is a proven
path to business success.
Those that can create a fair
work environment that fills
employees with pride will out-
perform the competition.
“Congratulations to the
Best Workplaces in Asia for
putting the well-being of their
employees first,” said Michael
C. Bush, Global CEO of Great
Place to Work.
“During an incredibly chal-
lenging time for the region,
these companies created equi-
Ceylon Roots collaborates with International
table workplaces by providing
flexibility and supporting their
employees through strife. The
Best Workplaces in Asia
embody the mission of Great
Place to Work and are indeed
making work great work For
All.” The Best Workplaces in
Asia list is published
here:https://www.greatplace-
towork.com/asia-2022
“So happy to be back in
Colombo and to celebrate the
outstanding work of our Sri
Lanka hotel teams. Congratu-
lations on being recognized as
a Great Place to Work. This
truly reaffirms our commit-
ment to our team members
across the country even at the
most challenging of
times,”Jamie Mead Senior
Director Operations Hilton
Southeast Asia.
Police Association of Sri Lanka
In an effort to foster and
facilitate an increase in tour-
ism in Sri Lanka, Ceylon
Roots recently successfully
concluded two events in col-
laboration with the Interna-
tional Police Association of
Sri Lanka (IPA).
Despite the after-effects
of the Covid-19 pandemic
and the country’s most
recent economic and politi-
cal instability, with a sense
of normalcy gradually
returning to the nation, both
programmes that were origi-
nally scheduled for 2020
were finally held this year.
Nominated as Ground
Handling Agent in Sri
Lanka for the fifth consecu-
tive year, the Ceylon Roots
vision is to create memorable
moments and island experiences
for both inbound and outbound
travel. With this, the Team effec-
tively accommodated the Interna-
tional Hosting Section Meetings
which were held at the Cinna-
mon Grand and live streamed it
for the benefit of international
participants who were unable to
physically attend the sessions.
The second event carried out
was the 6th International Young
Police Officers’ Seminar on
‘Countering Modern Terrorism’
held at the STF Training School,
Katukurunda, Kalutara with par-
ticipants from over twelve coun-
tries and spanning four conti-
nents.
It is noteworthy to mention
that both groups toured many
parts of the island, including the
historical city of Kandy and the
iconic Pinnawala Elephant
Orphanage affirming that Sri
Lanka is once again able to host
tourists. Ceylon Roots’ pivotal
role and partnership in these two
significant events has undoubted-
ly been an invaluable opportunity
for the tourism and travel indus-
try to rebuild its credibility and
confidence in the eyes of a glob-
al audience, despite negative
international media coverage
over the past few months.
CEO Ceylon Roots and Chief
Business Development Officer
Leisure, Dishan Perera stated;
“We are proud to have been
nominated to handle these events
with IPA Sri Lanka. We thank
IPA Sri Lanka chapter Chair-
man cum Secretary General
SDIG Asoka Wijethilake,for
the opportunity given to us over
the last 5 years. This has always
allowed us to prove that Sri
Lanka is a unique destination
for travellers. We also take this
opportunity to appreciate the
steps taken by the new govern-
ment and newly elected Presi-
dent of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wick-
remesinghe, for bringing back
stability to the country. We are
grateful to the Minister of Tour-
ism, Harin Fernando MP, who
has taken immediate measures
to operate round tour pro-
grammes for incoming tourists
with the facility of allocating
fuel allowances from designat-
ed locations island wide for tour-
ist vehicles.”
Asoka Wijetilleka, IPA Chair-
man SDIG said, “It has been a
pleasure working with Ceylon
Roots over the last few years.
Together, we have hosted several
IPA international delegations on
behalf of IPA Sri Lanka Chapter.
The Ceylon Roots Team have
gone above the limit to make
these events a success and have
accommodated all our require-
ments, even at the last minute.”

Mandarina Colombo bags ‘Leading Business Hotel’ award at SATA 2022

The Mandarina Colombo received
the ‘Leading Business Hotel’ award
at the South Asian Travel Awards
2022 (SATA), which was held for
the sixth time at Adaaran Select
Hudhuranfushi in The Maldives.
Macksons Holdings Director Hos-
pitality, Sarah Mizver, Group Finan-
cial Controller, Shameela Mizver,
Macksons Properties Director and
CEO, Ranga Goonewardene, Manda-
rina Colombo General Manager,
Dinesh Hettiarachchi and Mandarina
Colombo Head of Sales, Ramesh
Vidanarachchi attended the occasion
on behalf of Mandarina Colombo.
The South Asian Travel Awards
(SATA), recognizes the best of South
Asia’s hospitality and travel industry.
The awards have been endorsed by
over 15 organisations in the Mal-
dives and SAARC region.
A total of six South Asian coun-
tries competed for SATA 2022, with
more than 500 venues being nomi-
nated for the awards.
Mandarina Colombo, the first of
its kind by Macksons Holdings, is
geared to offer guests a unique stay
experience when it comes to both
business and leisure. It is conveni-
ently located in the heart of Colom-
bo, with 80 elegantly decorated
rooms, a spacious banquet hall,
meeting rooms, a café and an infinity
pool. “The South Asian Travel
Awards 2022 has been, for years
now, recognising the best of the best
in the hospitality field in the South
Asian region. Time and time again,
industry leaders have received acco-
lades and recognition at this event
and it is a real privilege and honour
to be recognised by such an
esteemed organisation,” commented Macksons Holdings Director Hospitality Sarah Mizver, Macksons Holdings Man-
Macksons Holdings Director Hospi- aging Director Mizver Makeen, Macksons Properties Director and CEO Ranga
tality Sarah Mizver on the win for Goonewardene with the Mandarina Colombo team led by General Manager
Mandarina Colombo. Dinesh Hettiarachchi.

X’mas begins at The Thinnai Classic Travel appointed as ‘Exclusive Partner for Sri Lanka’ by Reed & Mackay
Jaffna with cake mixing
The most preferred travel
partner with a solid reputa-
tion for high quality services,
Classic Travel was recently
appointed as ‘Exclusive Part-
ner for Sri Lanka’ by Reed &
Mackay (R&M), a recog-
nized leader in corporate
travel and event management.
Specializing in travel for
the financial, legal, insurance,
energy and media sectors,
R&M sets the standard for
service excellence while rev-
olutionizing corporate travel.
R&M perceived a niche in
the Sri Lankan market for a
focus on clients who demand
Highlights of the Christmas cake mixing ceremony at The Thinnai.
high-quality service, selected
Classic Travel as their exclu-
sive local partner in Sri
Lanka.  ham Imamudeen added, “As
 R&M is a growing global
business with partners in
more than 45 markets world-
wide that help to support
Classic Travel’s mission of
delivering the extraordinary
to clients across the globe.
After a rigorous assessment
of the local market, R&M
determined that Classic Trav-
el stood out amongst its com-
petitors with its fantastic rep-
utation for high-quality ser-
vice.
 Reed & Mackay Interna-
tional Development Director
Chris Truss said, “We’re
delighted to welcome Classic
Travel to the Reed & Mackay
partnership and look forward
to a long, successful relation-
ship focused on delivering
excellence to clients in the
Sri Lankan market.”
 Classic Travel CEO Shi-
the leading travel solutions
provider in Sri Lanka, Classic
Travel is indeed proud to be
selected by Reed & Mackay,
a well-respected company in
the travel business.
Like R&M, we too see
growth potential in the Asian
market and through this part-
nership we will be able to
provide localized expertise to
offer an entirely new experi-
ence for clients who demand
high quality service.”

Jammu, Kashmir tourism flourishes, receives “Everlasting Confidence” wedding

The Thinnai, a three-star, all-suite hotel in Jaffna hosted its annual
Christmas cake mixing ceremony last week.  Christmas cake mixing is a
traditional ritual at The Thinnai, which marks the onset of the Christmas
season. Led by Norman De Jonk, the General Manager of the hotel, the
highest footfall since Independence
expo by Christell Luxury Bridal
hotel staff and guests gathered in the courtyard where various dry fruits,
nuts, grains and spices were arranged in a decorative art on a table. The
Thinnai family commenced the festival season with the Christmas cake NEW DELHI: Jammu and
mixing ceremony. De Jonk said, “Cake mixing is an annual tradition at Kashmir witnessed the highest
The Thinnai and we are hosting it for the fifth time this year. We are also footfall of tourists since British
making special offers for guests for the festive season.” rule ended in India, trade and
industries minister Piyush

Ramada Colombo hosts Jaffna

Goyal informed on Twitter.
The update comes as a boost
to the Narendra Modi led Cen-

food festival from Oct. 27

tral Government’s decision to
scrap the special rights of the
state in 2019.
Ramada Prime Minister Narendra
Hotel Colombo Modi’s government touted the num-
will once again bers as a sign of significant eco-
host the annual nomic development in the valley.
Jaffna food fes- He said 16.2 million tourists had
tival, “YAAL visited since January; the highest
VIRINDU,” number in 75 years, adding that the
from October government’s “transformative initia-
27 to 30 at the tives and reforms to uplift Jammu
hotel and Kashmir have given a major
This year the YAAL VIRINDU Jaffna food festival is held thrust to tourism.”
in partnership with Thushara and Danu Innasithamby from Tourism has generated maximum
My Sister’s Kitchen, who themselves are from Jaffna. employment in various regions of
As the first hotel in Colombo to introduce the Jaffna Jammu and Kashmir including
Food Festival back in 2002, Ramada Colombo has built Poonch, Rajouri, Jammu and the
up a reputation as one of the benchmarks for Jaffna Kashmir Valley. “Kashmir coming
cuisine in the city, for almost two decades.,” an alive!” Piyush Goyal, the Union
official from the hotel said. trade and industries minister, wrote
on Twitter.
The record tourist arrivals are a
boon for Modi’s government, which
withdrew Muslim-majority Jammu
and Kashmir’s special rights in
2019, stripping it of its status as a
state in reforms it said were aimed
at integrating it with the rest of the
country. For the last 70 years, peo-
ple were demanding international
flights from Jammu and Kashmir.
Fulfilling this popular demand,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
started a direct flight from Srinagar
to Sharjah.
Last month, a top government
official inaugurated a multi-screen
cinema hall in Srinagar, the largest
city in Kashmir, more than two dec-
ades after cinemas were closed
there. (www.aljazeera.com)
The Christell Luxury Bridal team with the industry experts who partici-
pated at the event
A prestigious two-day event “Ever-
lasting Confidence” wedding expo was
held recently at One Galle Face present-
ed by Christell Luxury Bridal, ‘Chris-
tell Luxury Wellness’. A one-of-a-kind
wedding event saw the participation of
some of the wedding and beauty indus-
try’s most reputed players, who helped
engaged couples with not just planning
their special day, but also securing their
“happily ever afters”. Well recognized
consultants who participated in the
event with their expertise were Prof.
Ramani and Dr. Shanika Arsecularatne,
Ramani Fernando and Fowzul Hameed.
Participating in the expo were The Cut-
ting Station, Ramani Fernando Salons,
Jetwing Hotels, Dhanushka Senadeera
Photography, One Dulani Photography,
Dammika De Alwis Studio, Tiesh, Raja
Jewellers, Buddhi Batiks, Hameedia,
O:LIVE Couture, Dr. Shaamil Navarat-
naraja, Lassana Flora, Heshantha Fer-
nando, Weddings by Suranga Fernando
& LOVI Ceylon.
Christell Luxury Bridal following the
success of the event will be making ever-
lasting confidence a permanent feature.
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NEWS

APIDM partners Dialog Enterprise offers
Data Science Foundation Programme
Dialog Enterprise, the corporate
ICT solutions arm of Dialog Axiata
PLC, recently announced that it has
established a collaboration with Asia
Pacific Institute of Digital Marketing
(APIDM) to offer Data Science-related
training programmes currently con-
ducted by its own Dialog Data Science
Academy
Offering a collaborative 7-week Data
Science Foundation Programme which
is conducted during weekends, the
course of study aims to give non-tech-
nical managers or business managers a
fundamental understanding of analyt-
ics.
This positions the programme as an
ideal learning experience for those
who are working in data science or
analytics related projects but lacks the
fundamentals necessary for successful
execution. It will also be greatly useful
for those who use analytics in their
daily operations.
With the Data Science Foundation
Programme being the first programme
offered under this partnership, it is
expected that the course option pool
er, Dialog Enterprise, Dialog Axiata
PLC.
“Data science is rated as one of
the most demanded skills for the
next ten years. As the competency
builder for the digital economy in
the region, APIDM recognized a
skills gap for data science in the
market and found Dialog Enterprise
as the perfect partner to collaborate
in developing an upskilling pro-
gram,” said Amitha Amarasinghe,
Co-founder and Chief Executive
Officer - APIDM.
Navin Pieris Group Chief Officer Dialog Enterprise, Dialog Axiata PLC Established with the primary objec-
with Amitha Amarasinghe Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, tive of assisting in building data science
Asia Pacific Institute of Digital Marketing, following the signing of the and analytical skills of organizations
partnership agreement. Abiylackshmana Prabakaran Manager Pro- with in-depth and interactive training
gramme Management, Asia Pacific Institute of Digital Marketing, Venu- programmes, Dialog Enterprise’s Data
ra Mendis Head of ICT BU Dialog Enterprise, Dialog Axiata PLC, Eranda Science Academy helps organizations
Adikari Product Head Data Insight, Dialog Axiata PLC.
benefit by establishing data-driven
will be expanded to cover more pro- ing several training programmes for C decision making, business planning
grammes in the coming months. level corporate managers, Dialog and operational management.
“In today’s context, pursuing an Enterprise’s Data Science Academy is Individuals who are interested in
education in Data Science has proven hopeful that the collaboration with enrolling for the Dialog Enterprise
to be a fruitful move as the job market APIDM will result in more visibility Data Science Foundation Programme
for such professionals shows immense for the program outside of Sri Lanka,” are encouraged to visit https://apidm.
potential. After successfully conduct- said Navin Pieris - Group Chief Offic- lk/data-science-foundation-program/
DFCC Aloka Powers WCIC Women
Entrepreneur Awards as Platinum Sponsor
Ruwani Weerasinghe, Senior Relationship Manager, Retail Banking & SME 
DFCC Bank, Shera Hassen, Vice President/Head of Pinnacle/Branch Banking
Planning & Implementation DFCC Bank, Aasiri Iddamalgoda, Senior Vice
President/Head of Retail Banking & SME - DFCC Bank, Indrani Fernando
Immediate Past Chairperson WCIC, Anoji De Silva Chairperson WCIC.
Female entrepreneurship is a vital Women Entrepreneur Awards 2022,
piece of the puzzle when promoting inclu- powered by DFCC Aloka.
sive economic prosperity for Sri Lanka The awards will recognize women
and the world. Understanding this, DFCC entrepreneurs for their tenacity to scale,
Bank is building on it’s efforts to strength- contribute, sustain and impact the
en female entrepreneurs. broader economy. DFCC Bank’s com-
In this endeavour, DFCC Bank’s Aloka mitment to women empowerment and
product and services proposition, a total financial inclusivity is enshrined in its
banking, financial and non-financial sustainability strategy and framework. It
solution for women, recently partnered is led by the DFCC Aloka proposition,
with the Women’s Chamber of Industry which provides the features and benefits
and Commerce as (WCIC) the Platinum women need to succeed as individuals,
Sponsor of the WCIC Prathibhabisheka professionals and entrepreneurs.

S-lon’s plastic pipe testing

laboratory ISO 17025 certified
The S-lon Lanka (Pvt) Ltd was recently rec-
ognised with the accreditation from the Sri
Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB) against ISO
17025 standards for plastic pipe testing for its
Mechanical Quality Assurance (QA) Laborato-
ry. Continuing its streak of industry firsts, the
S-lon QA Laboratory is the first and only labora-
tory in Sri Lanka to receive such an accredita-
tionfor plastic pipes which recognizes the labo-
ratory’s capability tomeet international stand-
ards for testing.
The Capital Maharaja Group Group Director
and COO S.C Weerasekara stated, “For 65 years
we have thrived by offering products of the
highest qualityto our customers, in line with
our corporate ethos of not offering any prod-
ucts to the market unless they can be consumed
by our own family and friends. We believe that
offering high quality products with unparalleled
customer service will turn customers in to
Brand Evangelists and we cherish the trust
placed in us for many years.”
“This achievement is a testament to our
corporateethos and to the high standards we
have maintained throughout our journey. This
accreditation not only allows us to improve our
offering, but also provides an opportunity for
other suppliers to enhance their products and
thereby raise the quality standards of the over-
all industry as well,” he added.
The ISO 17025:2017certification is an inter-
national standard that specifies general require-
ments for competence, impartiality, and con-
sistent operation of laboratories.

The William Angliss Institute

at SLIIT opens new  extension
The William Angliss Institute at SLIIT, a
joint venture between William Angliss Insti-
tute, Melbourne and the SLIIT Campus, Mal-
abe, recently expanded their footprint in Sri
Lanka by opening a new building extension
with the participation of six Australian Board
Members of the William Angliss Institute.
Board Secretary, William Angliss Institute,
Australia Judith Slevison opened the building,
invitees visited the Hot Kitchen, situated at the
third floor of the institute and a tour of the
building.
The new building extension contains two
kitchens (Hot Kitchen and Patisserie) that are
equipped with the latest European culinary
equipment. Other facilities include three class-
rooms, larger food stores and modern wash-
rooms and change rooms.
The institute is currently putting the last
touches to a Roof Top Training Bar and Stu-
dent Recreation area. The new facilities enhance
the teaching capacity of this centre dedicated
for Hospitality, Culinary Arts, Tourism Studies
and events, as well as the quality of student life,
which in turn helps the institute reach its objec-
tive of ‘creating career ready’ graduates.
William Angliss Institute at SLIIT Chief
Executive Officer Nicholas Hunt and Anuk
Weerasinghe Managing Director spoke of the
exciting opportunities before them as tourism
across the world rapidly recovers from the pan-
demic.
The contributions of Chairman Errol Weeras-
inghe, Management and Staff of the William
Angliss Institute at SLIIT were also lauded.

Judith Slevison Board Secretary of Wil-

liam Angliss Institute Australia opens
the new building

A view of the new building extension

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Wellalage and Chushadi reign

supreme in most popular categories
The much looked forward to
the selections of the 44th
Observer SLT Mobitel School
Cricketers of Year will take
place in early next month which
will be followed by the Grand
Finale scheduled for mid-
December.
The 16-member selection
committee, comprising the top
officials of the Sri Lanka Schools
Cricket Association (SLSCA),
Sri Lanka Umpires and Scorers
Association and its Central and
Southern Association will meet
on November 2 to pick the 54
award winners, including the
44th Observer SLT Mobitel
Schoolboy Cricketer of Year and
the Schoolgirl Cricketer of Year.
They will be accompanied by
the official of the batsman.com
CEO Kumara Gamhewage, who
will be the official statistics pro-
vider for the Observer SLT
Mobitel School Cricketers of
Year as well as the SLSCA.
Gamhewage has closely been
working with the Sunday
Observer - ever since he formed
the popular website which gives
a complete picture on school
cricket statistics.
The 44th Observer SLT
Mobitel School Cricketers of
the Year 2022 will be held in
mid-December. The Most Popu-
lar winners of the 44th Observ-
er SLT Mobitel School Cricket-
ers of Year have already been
found after its traditional and
popular voting through the Sun-
day Observer, Daily News,
Dimamina and Thinakaran.
St.Joseph’s College, Colombo
after former Sri Lanka captain
Angelo Mathews, Wellalage
emerged the Observer SLT
Mobitel Most Popular School-
boy Cricketer of the Year 2022.
Having completed a superb final
season for St. Joseph’s, he
climbed to the top most level,
while still being a 19-plus
schoolboy.
When the voting for the most
popular contests concluded last
month, Wellalage and Chushadi
Kaushalya headed the respec-
tive Observer SLT Mobitel
Most Popular Schoolboy and
Schoolgirl Cricketers of the Year
2022 with convincing margins.
Sri Lanka Under-19 skipper
Wellalage polled 44,564 votes to
head the Observer SLT Mobitel
Most Popular Schoolboy of the
Year 2022 – 4,567 votes ahead
of his closest contender Rusan-
da Gamage of St. Peter’s Col-
lege, Colombo with 39,997
votes.
Sri Lanka Under-19 cricketer
Sadisha Rajapakse of Royal Col-
lege who emerged the Observer
SLT Mobitel Most Popular
Schoolboy of the Year 2021 last
December, had to be satisfied
with the third place with 31,404
votes.
Finishing fourth was Vishara
Fernando of Richmond College,
Galle polling 28,703 votes, fol-
lowed by Pasan Suwahas (St.
Benedict’s - 28,238), Caniston
Karunaratne (S. Thomas’ -
18,993), Raveen de Silva (Nal-
anda - 14,109), Ramesh Madhu-
basana (Mahinda - 10,845),
Pasindu Ratnayake (Thurstan -
10,056) and Theeraka Ranatun-
ga (Trinity - 9,406).
Chushadi Kaushalya of Dhar-
mapala Vidyalaya polled 40,077
votes to emerge the Observer
SLT Mobitel Most Popular
Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year
2022, 3,965 votes ahead of
Manudi Nanayakkara of Prin-
cess of Wales College Moratuwa.
Sunday Observer-SLT Mobitel Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year 2021
Nethmi Senaratne of Wadduwa Central College receives her prize
from chief guest Arjuna Ranatunga.
Nanayakkara polled 36,112
votes.
Kaushini Nuthyanga of Anula
Vidyalaya, Nugegoda finished
third with 23,055 votes, fol-
lowed by Navodya Nethmini
(Wadduwa MMV - 15,348),
Tharushi Rajakaruna (Nugawe-
la Central - 10,899), Imesha
Dulani (Devapathiraja - 8,404),
Vishmi Guneratne (Rathnavali
BV, Gampaha - 7,236), Hirushi
Nimanthi (Jayasiripura KV,
Bakamuna - 6,989), Nimsara
Dissanayake (Sri Siddhartha
Central - 5,909) and Hashini
Liyanage (Anula Vidyalaya,
Nugegoda - 5,403).
Meanwhile, former Observer
SLT Mobitel Schoolboy Crick-
eter in 2013 Kusal Mendis
warmed up when cracked 54 in
the T20 World Cup warm up
match against Zimbabwe in
Melbourne last week.
Mendis, one of the three ex-
Observer SLT Mobitel School-
boy Cricketers representing Sri
Lanka at the T20 World Cup in
Australia, took only 29 balls to
Flashback – December 2021: Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga presents the
Observer SLT Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2021 glittering trophy to Navod Paranavithana of
Mahinda College, Galle at last week’s Mega Show at the BMICH. From left are SLSCA President Thilak Wath-
thuhewa, Editor-in-Chief, Sunday Observer, Dinesh Weerawansa, then ANCL Chairman W. Dayaratne PC,
Paranavithana (who won the grand title for the second successive year), ex-captain Ranatunga, CEO of SLT,
Kiththi Perera, Secretary, Ministry of Mass Media, Jagath P. Wijeweera, CMO, Mobitel, Shashika Senerath
and Education Ministry, Director, Health and Sports, Daya Bandara. Pic: Chinthaka Kumarasinghe
make a sparkling 54 with an outstanding young players clos- inter-school matches in each
impressive strike rate of 188.20. er to playing for the national season, including their third
He had three huge sixes and side. term matches. I feel it’s too
fours in opening the Sri Lankan Commending the Sunday much. Scoring 1,000 runs in 20
innings in their 33-run win. Observer’s exemplary contribu- to 24 matches is not a big deal,
The Observer SLT Mobitel tion for school cricket, the compared to the 10 to 12
School Cricketers of the Year explosive former Sri Lanka matches most schools played in
contest is considered as the batsman said the elusive title he the past,” said Jayasuriya who
Mother of All Battles in Sri won in 1988 as an emerging was adjudged the Most Valua-
Lanka school cricket, com- player from St. Servatius Col- ble Player of the Tournament in
mencing from the early days lege was a great source of Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup
when even the Sri Lanka encouragement and inspiration triumph.
Schools Cricket Association to go places. The 52-year old ex-opener,
ever thought of rewarding the Jayasuriya, recalling his early who introduced the art of pinch
outstanding school cricketers. teenage career as a schoolboy -hitting during the 1996 World
When Sanath Jayasuriya was cricketer at St. Servatius said Cup tournament and under-
playing his school cricket for winning the Observer School- lined his supremacy as one of
St. Servatius College, Matara, boy Cricketer of the Year title the best batsmen in world crick-
the Observer-Mobitel School- has been the dream of every et, has proved his class at Test
boy Cricketer of the Year con- schoolboy cricketer from the cricket as well. He has a grand
test was conducted under two good old days. “There was no triple of 13,430 runs, 323 wick-
sections for All-Island and for exception in my case too and ets and 123 catches to become
Outstation schools. the glorious title gave me new probably the best ODI all-
Neither he nor his school was wings,” he said. rounder ever in world cricket.
able to qualify under the All- “When I won the 1988 Jayasuriya had also been a
Island category; he was deserv- Observer Schoolboy Cricketer classy batsman in the estab-
ingly picked as the Observer of the Year outstation title, it lished game. With a career-best
Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year was a big event in my school knock of 340 against India,
Outstation in 1988. life. I then thought I should Jayasuriya has aggregated 6,973
Jayasuriya, a former Sri stand a greater chance of play- runs in 110 Tests, scoring 14
Lanka captain and ex-Chairman ing for Sri Lanka if I continue to centuries and 31 half tons.
of Selectors, said the Observer focus on the game with dedica- Thanks to the longstanding
SLT Mobitel School Cricketers tion and devotion. It definitely association of the Sri Lanka
of the Year title would take inspired me to go places,” Schools Cricket Association
Jayasuriya recalled. (SLSCA), the Sri Lanka Crick-
The winner of the prestigious et Umpires and Scorers Asso-
Observer Schoolboy Cricketer ciation and Sri Lanka Cricket

Killer Whale Aquatics excels in swimming

After a covid-induced hiatus of two
years, Killer Whale Aquatics (KWA),
faced their first defeat since 2015 at
the recently concluded 2022 LC
National and Junior National Aquatic
Championships.
This year’s champion in the Men’s
category, the seasoned and well-expe-
rienced SL Army Aquatics, won the
title by just 12 points, highlighting a
hard-fought battle between the two
teams which served as a callback to
the days of intense rivalry between SL
Navy Aquatics and KWA that spear-
headed Sri Lankan swimming’s rapid
growth in the early 2010s. This cham-
pionship ended a seven-year reign
with five consecutive national titles for
KWA, and though they will certainly
not be content in this loss, the out-
come was not without its merits.
Due to a halt on Sri Lankan swim-
ming’s regularly scheduled operations
over the past two years, the team com-
peting for KWA was young, comprised
mostly of those with little to no experi-
ence at the senior national level. The
results of this year’s Long Course
Nationals are nothing if not an encour-
aging sign of progress.
A total of five new national and jun-
ior national records were established
by KWA. In the Men’s 800m Freestyle,
Anusara Abeygunawardane, the cur-
Victorious Killer Whale Aquatics swimmers with their trophies and medals.
rent KWA Men’s Captain, bettered his
own national record by nearly five
seconds, finishing with a time of
8:49.80.
He also became the newest member
of the ‘sub-2-minute-mark club’ in the
200m Freestyle, a feat which would
have placed him in extremely rare air
less than ten years ago. Abeygunawar-
dane is the unassuming product of
KWA’s Long Term Athlete Develop-
ment (LTAD) model; proving, yet
again, that an investment of patience
in the early stages of an athlete’s jour-
ney is crucial to one’s long-term suc-
cess and will pay vast dividends as they
grow older.
Adeetha Siriwardena, a young and
prodigious member of KWA, broke two
junior national records. One came in
the Boy’s 50m Backstroke with a time
of 29.23 seconds, erasing an eight-year-
old record set by the current Sri Lan-
kan national record holder, Akalanka
Pieris, back in 2014. Adeetha’s other
record was in the Boy’s 100m Back-
stroke, breaking Shevinda De Silva’s
(St. Joseph’s College) six-year-old
record by almost two seconds, finishing
in a blistering time of 1:04.06. Subse-
of the Year (Outstation) award (SLC), headed by Shammi
in 1988, Jayasuriya said the Sri Silva, the Observer-Mobitel
Lanka Schools Cricket Associa- Schoolboy Cricketer of the
tion (SLSCA) with the support Year contest has gone from
of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), strength to strength.
quently, to honour his achievements, should make a genuine effort to The first-ever Observer
Adeetha was awarded a full athletic uplift the standard of local Schoolboy Cricketer of the
scholarship by his school, Wesley Col- school cricket. Year, sponsored by Warner-
lege Colombo. Jayasuriya said the new Hudnut under their brand
Ramudi Samarakoon, a member of Under-19 tournament structure name Haliborange, was held in
KWA since its inception in 2010, where of the SLSCA should be 1979 to felicitate the outstand-
she began her journey in KWA’s Learn- reviewed to focus more on pro- ing schoolboy cricketers of the
To-Swim Program, SwimAmerica, ducing quality cricketers to the 1978/79 season. Former Sri
broke Mineka Karunaratne’s 14-year- national pool. Lanka captain Ranjan Madugal-
old record in the Women’s 100m Breast- “During our era, we only had le was the first ever recipient of
stroke by a very narrow margin, finish- about 12 First X1 inter-school the glittering Observer School-
ing with a time of 1:14.54. Samara- matches. However, some boy Cricketer of the Year award
koon, former Women’s captain at KWA, schools play as many as 20-plus in 1979.
has been one of Sri Lanka’s most con-
sistently successful athletes in the pool
since 2016. This was her first personal
best time in over six years, a triumph
over personal tribulations and a tale of
both perseverance and determination.
In quite the admirable effort, she also
led the KWA women’s team to second
place this year; a team of four young
women, severely outnumbered by the
victors of this year’s women’s champi-
onship, Visakha Vidyalaya. In the
4x50m Medley Relay, Samarakoon led
her teammates (Akithmi Wasalathan-
thri, Minuri Bartholamuse, and Anithra
Johnpillai) to victory, breaking KWA’s
fifth and final national record at this
year’s LC Nationals, with a time of
2:10.24.
The KWA coaching staff is headed by
Manoj Abeysinghe.

1972 is a significant year in Police rugby history

HAFIZ
MARIKAR
1972 is one of the most
remarkable year in Police
rugby, past memories are
short. When one talks about
Sri Lanka Police rugby what
comes to mind is the past
glory of having won the Cli-
ford Cup for the first time in
1972. Now it’s fifty years since
the Cops won the prestigious
Clifford Cup for the first time.
That was under the leadership
of Anton Benedict. Police beat
the star-studded CH & FC led
by Darrel Wimalarathne; but
for this game he was injured
and Y.C Chang was the stand
in Captain.
This final was a closely
contested game which was
refereed by able and respected
Malcome Wright and the game
was played at Longden Place.
In the dying stages of the
game police skipper Anton
Benedict, who played as num-
ber eight, held the ball in the
third row. When Police won
the scrum in the CH & FC
half, where CH Scrum half
had over stepped the mark and
the rest was history. Anton
Benedict turned to his ever
reliable place kicker the Versa-
tile Nizam Hajereen who
obliged and converted the pen-
alty that gave the famous vic-
tory for Police.
The turning point was in
the second half when Police
was awarded with a penalty in
midfield, when CH was lead-
ing by 9 - 6. Anton Benedict
very correctly called his long
range kicking specialist Nimal
Abeysinghe. He had thought
his skipper wanted him to kick
to touch as it was about 50
meters away from the goal
line. Anton Benedict insisted
on kicking at goal. When
Nimal Abeysinghe placed the
ball to take the Kick, there had
been pin drop Silence, at
Longdon Place. This goal kick-
er, a product of St. Annes
College Kurunegala, who was
a top football goal keeper who
had represented Sri Lanka in
football, converted the most
important 5O – yard penalty
which had levelled the score to
read 9 all.
All credit must go to the
team management led by that
times brilliant effective ori-
ented coach an old Trinitian
Kavan Rambukwella for the
Policemen to win the Clifford
Cup and producing a champi-
on side. This teams most of
the players learned their rugby
after joining Police. Kavan
Rabukwella as coach and
Anton Benadict as captain got
the natural ability to get best
out of all players.
Kavan Rambukwelia was
roped into coaching the Cops
was by his school mate DIG
Rudra Rajasingham who was
one time IGP and also was the
Chairman of Police rugby. He
was identified at that time as
the godfather of Cops rugger.
And the IGP at that time was
a sports lover and promoter
none other than Stanley Sena-
nayake. For this cup final, all
senior police officers, had
come with their families,
OIC’s of Stations from
Colombo and outstation had
been seen in numbers come to
cheer the Police team, when-
ever the Police were in action
they encouraged the team.
Police rugby must have a spe-
cial place in the Police Sports
history. It was achieved due to
effective teamwork led by IGP
and other Senior Officers in
the Department. Furthermore
it is Unique that Anton Bene-
dict not only captained the
Police to win the Clifford Cup
in 1972 but in 1980 he was the
police coach that won the Clif-
ford Cup under Nimal Lewke
which is a very rare achieve-
ment as a coach and captain.
It is sad to note some of the
key official and players of both
sides are not among the living
today, but the memories they
have left behind will be reme-
bred forever. It is important to
say that 12 players of this cup
wining team were from the
Central Province and the Sen-
ior DIG at the time Rudra
Rajasingham and Coach
Kavan Rubukwella too were
from Kandy. Kandy in the past
has given a big hand for Police
rugby by presenting products
from this historic city.
Kandy has contributed a lot
for Police rugby.The first cup
winning Police team led by
Anton Benedict had Kandy
players, like brilliant wing-
three-quarter Bandula Wijes-
inghe of (Nugawela Central
College),Sunil Perera (Vidyar-
tha) Sam Samarasekara (Trin-
ity), P.S. Rock Banda (Poram-
adulla Central), J B. Kularatne
(Vidyartha), Juragan
Savangam (Trinity), R.M.
Lafir (Vidyartha), Nimal
Lewke (St. Sylvester’s), Daya
Jayasundara (Dharmaraja),
Nimal Abeysinghe (St.
Annes) and S.Somachandra
(Gampola Central). Most of
these players did not play
rugby for their schools but
learnt the game, after joining
the Police. Out of the 1972
team, Nimal Lewke a Senior
DIG hit the top spot in the
field and administration. He
was the National
Coach,Referees Society Presi-
dent and SLRFU President.
Charles ‘King’ Wijewardene a
product of Vidyartha was
renowned for his goal kicking
prowess.
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Chameera ruled out,

Dushmantha Chameera had a leg injury during Sri Lanka's match
against UAE on Tuesday.
Binura and Lahiru in
Fast bowlers Dushmantha Chameera
and Pramod Madushan have been
ruled out of Sri Lanka’s last qualifying
round match against the Netherlands
in the T20 Cricket World Cup at the
Kardina Park in Geelong, Australia
today.
Chameera tore a calf muscle in his
left leg before he could bowl the last
ball of his fourth over against the UAE
on Tuesday while Madushan suffered a
hamstring injury during the same
match.
According to a Sri Lanka team
member Chameera could be out for
more than a month while Madushan
make take a week to recover and be avail-
able should Sri Lanka beat the Nether-
lands today and qualify for the Super 12
stage.
In the absence of the duo Sri Lanka
could look to Binura Fernando and Lahiru
Kumara to replenish the depleted fast
bowling ranks.
“Missing Chameera is a big blow. It was
his two wickets in one over that brought
Sri Lanka into the contest against the
UAE,” said a team official.
Skipper Dasun Shanaka said that look-
ing ahead to the Super 12 Stage Sri
Lanka needs to have its fast bowlers in
trim form and have called for the enlist-
ing of Kasun Rajitha, Marheesha Pathi-
rana and Asith Fernando who are cur-
rently not with the tour party.
“At practices, we don't want to waste
away our main fast bowlers. It's not
finalised yet. Selectors are deciding, I
think, definitely two or three fast bowl-
ers will be here soon,” said Shanaka.
Sri Lanka are also having some bat-
ting worries with Bhanuka Rajapakse
yet to regain the form he showed at the
Asia Cup while Charith Asalanka is not
enjoying the best of times along with
Dhanushka Gunathilaka.
For the record Pathum Nissanka Silva
has been the only player to bat with some
authority when he did against the under-
dog UAE on Tuesday and is expected to
continue his run.
Overall Sri Lanka are in a tight situation
having to beat the Netherlands today after
the Dutch won back to back matches
against the UAE and Namibia.
The Netherlands are currently within
touching distance of a slot in the Super 12
Stage but could be ousted if they lose to
Sri Lanka and Namibia win their match
against the UAE.
Sri Lanka (likely team): Dasun Shana-
ka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal
Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith
Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Chamika
Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga de
Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fer-
nando, Lahiru Kumara
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain),
Max O’Dowd, V Singh, Bas de Leede,
Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Tim
Pringle, Roelof van der Merwe, Timm van
der Gutten, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meek-
eren

Windies back in the Head coach Hashan focuses on

saddle to beat Zimbabwe
West Indies made a remarkable come-
back to contention for a place in the
Super 12 as they knocked back Zimba-
bwe by 31 runs in the Group B qualifying
round match of the T20 Cricket World
Cup in Hobart, Australia yesterday.
The Caribbean cricketers were a com-
pletely different team to the one that lost
to Scotland as fast bowlers Alzarri
Joseph and Jason Holder accounted for
seven wickets while defending a modest
total of 153.
Zimbabwe needed 34 runs off the
last three overs with two wickets in
hand but Joseph lived up to the occa-
sion and smashed down the stumps of
danger man Luke Jongwe for 29 that
left Holder to finish the innings by
clean bowling Tendai Chatara for 3 as
Zimbabwe were bundled out for 122 in
18.2 overs.
Joseph finished with best figures of the
tournament so far claiming 4 wickets for
16 runs as he and Holder kept the Zimba-
bwe batting in check until the end.
The West Indies struggled for runs
when they batted and at one stage were
at a shaky 101 for 6 in 14 overs before
Rovman Powell (28) and Akeal Hosein
(23 not out) put on 49 runs in 5.4 overs
to take them to 153 for 7 in the 20 overs.
Alzarri Joseph bowled Tony Munyonga
with a 90mph yorker.
Scores:
West Indies 153 for 7 in 20 overs
(Johnson Charles 46, Rovman Powell 28,
Akeal Hosein 23 not out, Blessing
Muzarabani 2 for 38, Sikandar Raza 3 for
19)
Zimbabwe 122 in 18.2 overs (Wessly
Medhevere 27, Luke Jongwe 29, Alzarri
Joseph 4 for 16, Jason Holder 3 for 12)
women's team fitness before WC
DHAMMIKA RATNAWEERA
Winning Asia Cup T20 runners-
up gives a big boost for the Sri
Lanka women's cricket team and
they are going to be ready for the
next World Cup in South Africa
next year in February said Nation-
al women's cricket head coach
Hashan Tillakaratne in an inter-
view with the Daily News.
Our men's team won the Asia
Cup T20 in Dubai while our Net-
ball team won the Asia cup for the
sixth time and these two achieve-
ments gave a huge morale boost
for our women's team before this
Asia Cup. We knew we had to play
Asia Cup at the Sylhet Interna-
tional Cricket Stadium in Bangla-
desh and the players had to adjust
to the conditions. We lost to India
in the very first game and last
game too we lost to the same
team. Actually, throughout the
tournament, we lost only to India
and we should have corrected our
mistakes after this Asia Cup tour
said Hashan Tillakaratne.
Doing the role of the National
Women's head coach is not an easy
task. Women's cricketers are tal-
ented but we have to guide them
very carefully, especially as a male
coach. I am working hard with the
women cricketers while Sri Lanka
Cricket gives their maximum sup-
port to us. Especially now wom-
en's cricket has their own venue,
P.Sara Oval grounds for training
and we are more focussed on the
next World Cup in South Africa.
We had a good spin attack which
showed their talent in the Asia
Cup cricket tournament but we
knew the South African wickets
were always more suited for the
pace bowlers. The experienced
pace bowler Udeshika Probodini
and Ama Kanchana had injuries
and rested for the Asia Cup. Young
Achini Kulasuriya also performed
well and there are a few other
young fast bowlers with us. The
development squad and under-19
squads already have good fast
bowlers and we are looking for-
ward to picking our best team for
the World Cup, said Tillakaratne.
National Women's cricket Head coach Hashan Tillakaratne
We have a super province tour-
nament which comprises four part in a series and this is the only improve their fitness before the
teams and National players have a series before the important World training and all players must take
good chance to perform and come Cup. part in this program, said head
back to their usual form. Bangla- We have more focus on women's coach Hashan. We aim to improve
desh women's team is expected to cricketers' fitness. The team will fitness and develop the team to get
come here next January to take have a two-week schedule to more success, said Hashan.

Ireland outsmart Mercantile Volleyball postponed

Scotland Dharmaloka MV, Dodangoda The Mercantile Volleyball tournament, which was

wins U-20 Throwball title

Ireland just showed why they are one
of the better teams as they chased
down Scotland’s score of 176 to win
their T20 Cricket World Cup qualifying
round match in Hobart, Australia yes-
terday.
The Irish kept their cool despite los-
ing four wickets for 61 runs in 9.3
overs and it paid off as middle order
batter Curtis Campher imposed him-
self on the Scottish bowlers to clout an
unbeaten 72 in only 32 balls with seven
fours and two sixes.
Together with George Dockrell (39)
Campher put on 119 runs for the fifth
wicket in only 9.3 overs that was too
much for Scotland to bear.
Dockrell hit four fours and a six as
none of the Scotland bowlers were able
Ireland’s Curtis Campher hits a six watched by Scotland wicket keeper Matthew Cross.
planned for 22 and 23 October has been postponed to
29 and 30 October 2022 due to the prevailing bad
to tame the pair or terminate their weather conditions and the weather forecast of the
partnership. coming weekend. The venue will remain the same,
On a pitch that was favourable for Volleyball House, Galle.
batting, Scotland’s opener Michael
Jones set the course for his team with
a top score of 86 after he lost his part-
ner George Munsey for one run in the
We have to protect our players,
second over.
Jones in the process struck six fours
says Prof. Arjuna de Silva
and four sixes as Scotland sailed to a DHAMMIKA RATNAWEERA before the match series.
total of 176 for 5 in the 20 overs. Sri Lankan fast bowler Now, Dushmantha Cha-
Scores: Dushmantha Chameera meera is subjected to
Scotland 176 for 5 in 20 overs was ruled out due to a calf undergo surgery in Mel-
(Michael Jones 86, Matthew Cross 28, injury and will undergo sur- bourne. He will most prob-
Richie Berrington 37, Curtis Campher gery, said Professor Arjuna ably return to
2 for 9) de Silva who is play in the next
Ireland 180 for 4 in 19 overs (Lor- the Medical New Zealand
can Tucker 20, Curtis Campher 72 not Committee tour which will
out, George Dockrell 39 not out) Chairman of commence from
the Sri Lanka March 9th",
Cricket (SLC), added Prof
yesterday. Arjuna de Silva,
The rest of who is the
Throwball team of Dharmaloka M.V.: Front row from left: W.M.T.D.T.Madhushan (School the cricket chairman of the
coach), T.J.K.Madhushan (Captain), G.M.G.Ayesh, S.D.D.C.Jayasooriya, H.D.K.Akalanka, team except Sri Lanka Anti
I.B.L.Hansaja, Mrs.I.K.Pathirathna (PTI). Back row from left: T.U.V.Fernando, Dushmantha Doping Agency
N.Y.R.Nanayakkara, P.C.S.Weerawickrama, W.H.R.C.Sarathchandra, D.H.H.K.Vidhushanka, Chameera was Prof. Arjuna de Silva (SLADA).
G.K.D.Amarajith, H.Shan Avishka. taking part in "We have to pro-
Text and picture by H.L.SUNIL SHANTHA
the World Cup which is tect our players while main-
boys recorded the All Island Throwball
being held in Australia. taining good fitness. Howev-
Kalutara central special corr. title, the Principal of Dharmaloka Maha
Injuries to two pacemen, er, the players' fitness is ok.
Vidyalaya E.S.P.Egodauyana told to the
Sri Dharmaloka M.V,Dodangoda,in the Dilshan Madushanka and They had a good season in
Daily News.
Kalutara Educational Zone emerged the Dushmantha Chameera, Dubai and Sharjah during the
Twenty Two teams from all the nine prov-
overall Champions at the Eighteenth All which have ruled them out Asia Cup and we'll adjust to
inces took part in this tournament. The
Island Inter School Under 20 Boys Throw- of the World Cup. Kasun the conditions but not like
runner up trophy was won by Kanagara-
ball Championship. The Tournament was Rajitha the right-arm pace- Dubai. In Australia, it's the
jankulam M.V. Vauniya, while St.Anthony's
held at the Bandaranayake M.V.,Gampaha man will join the National beginning of the summer as
College, Galle won the third place. The
Playground recently. team for Chameera. the temperature ranges from
fourth place was won by Maduwagala
It was the fifth time that Dharmaloka "I think we have to adapt 15 to 16 degrees celsius",
M.V.Ratnapura.
to new conditions very well said Prof Arjuna de Silva.
Printed and Published by The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd., at No. 35, D.R.Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10, on Thursday, October 20, 2022
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INDUSTRIAL ASPH. 366,157 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.30 (0.10)
JKH 100,381 130.75 130.75 132.50 130.75 131.75 1.00
KANDY HOTELS 1,320 7.60 8.00 8.00 7.50 8.00 0.40
KAPRUKA 1,526,894 9.60 10.00 10.00 9.10 9.60 0.00
KEGALLE 365 179.25 180.00 180.00 179.75 180.00 0.75
KELANI CABLES 8,535 351.75 352.00 379.75 349.50 351.50 (0.25)
KELANI TYRES 33,263 72.10 72.00 74.50 72.00 73.10 1.00
KELANI VALLEY 90,285 99.00 100.00 102.00 98.50 100.00 1.00
KINGSBURY 80,565 9.00 9.10 9.40 9.00 9.00 0.00
KOTAGALA 4,046,096 9.20 9.10 10.30 9.00 9.90 0.70
L O L C HOLDINGS 27,694 406.00 407.00 410.00 400.00 405.00 (1.00)
LANKA ALUMINIUM 13,681 19.60 20.30 21.00 20.00 20.10 0.50
LANKA ASHOK 25 700.00 651.00 710.00 625.00 700.00 0.00
LANKA HOSPITALS 151,544 105.00 101.00 106.75 98.70 100.75 (4.25)
LANKA IOC 421,948 216.00 218.00 221.75 214.00 216.00 0.00
LANKA TILES 65,125 58.70 58.80 60.90 58.00 58.30 (0.40)
LANKA VENTURES 735 38.10 38.20 38.30 38.10 38.20 0.10
LANKA WALLTILE 1,526,422 70.10 74.00 74.00 70.20 70.90 0.80
LANKEM DEV. 1,490,513 34.90 36.00 36.80 35.00 35.70 0.80
LAUGFS GAS 110,571 17.60 18.50 20.00 17.70 20.00 2.40
LAUGFS GAS (LGL.X0000) 5,355 11.80 11.80 12.30 11.40 12.30 0.50
LAXAPANA 15,189 16.90 16.50 17.50 15.50 16.90 0.00
LB FINANCE 90,428 40.40 40.50 42.00 40.50 40.50 0.10
LION BREWERY 2 513.25 525.00 525.00 525.00 513.25 0.00
LMF 202 151.00 151.00 155.00 150.50 150.75 (0.25)
LVL ENERGY 13,084 7.10 7.10 7.10 6.90 6.90 (0.20)
MALWATTE 14,418 65.00 65.00 67.50 63.00 65.20 0.20
MALWATTE (MAL.X0000) 24 47.70 46.00 46.00 42.00 47.70 0.00
MELSTACORP 42,562 47.30 48.00 48.00 46.80 47.00 (0.30)
MERCHANT BANK 11,428 3.80 3.90 3.90 3.70 3.90 0.10
MULLERS 18,279 1.20 1.40 1.40 1.30 1.40 0.20
NAMUNUKULA 78 383.00 399.50 399.50 395.00 383.00 0.00
NAT. DEV. BANK 4,433 37.40 38.00 38.50 37.00 37.30 (0.10)
NATIONS TRUST 1,300 46.20 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 1.40
OVERSEAS REALTY 30,787 14.20 14.30 14.70 14.30 14.30 0.10
PAN ASIA 38,082 10.10 10.20 10.20 10.00 10.00 (0.10)
PANASIAN POWER 11,689 3.90 4.00 4.00 3.80 3.80 (0.10)
PEOPLE’S INS 34,228 20.40 21.00 22.10 20.00 20.90 0.50
PEOPLES LEASING 69,963 5.90 6.10 6.10 5.80 5.90 0.00
PGP GLASS 82,282 13.40 13.60 14.00 13.60 13.70 0.30
PRINTCARE PLC 48,734 73.20 75.90 77.00 70.00 74.90 1.70
R I L PROPERTY 317,699 6.60 6.90 7.00 6.70 7.00 0.40
REGNIS 3,319 44.20 44.20 44.20 43.60 43.80 (0.40)
RENUKA AGRI 242,703 6.70 6.70 6.90 6.60 6.70 0.00
RENUKA CITY HOT. 202 360.75 394.75 395.00 366.25 390.25 29.50
RENUKA FOODS 11,455 28.10 28.90 28.90 28.10 28.70 0.60
RENUKA HOLDINGS 12,178 15.40 15.20 15.70 15.20 15.20 (0.20)
RENUKA HOLDINGS (RHL.X0000) 250 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 0.00
RESUS ENERGY 12,048 13.00 13.40 13.40 12.80 13.40 0.40
RICHARD PIERIS 148,851 26.40 27.00 27.80 26.10 27.00 0.60
ROYAL CERAMIC 214,287 33.40 33.20 34.90 33.20 34.20 0.80
S M B LEASING 1,317,498 0.90 0.90 1.00 0.80 0.90 0.00
S M B LEASING (SEMB.X0000) 14,037,564 0.30 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.30 0.00
SAMPATH 55,149 35.40 36.60 36.60 35.50 35.80 0.40
SAMSON INTERNAT. 10 285.00 275.00 280.00 275.00 285.00 0.00
SANASA DEV. BANK 95,244 24.40 25.00 25.00 22.00 23.80 (0.60)
SARVODAYA DEVFIN 6,803,850 11.20 11.50 11.80 11.30 11.50 0.30
SEYLAN BANK 773 28.30 28.30 28.40 28.30 28.30 0.00
SEYLAN BANK (SEYB.X0000) 312,750 16.20 18.40 18.90 17.70 18.90 2.70
SEYLAN DEVTS 2,293 12.70 13.00 13.00 12.80 12.90 0.20
SHAW WALLACE 321,801 8.70 8.10 8.80 7.80 8.10 (0.60)
SIERRA CABL 249,980 12.10 12.60 12.80 11.90 12.10 0.00
SIGIRIYA VILLAGE 2,229 60.00 58.20 64.90 58.00 59.90 (0.10)
SINGER FINANCE 758 10.20 11.00 11.00 10.20 10.20 0.00
SUNSHINE HOLDING 338,440 39.90 39.90 41.30 37.60 38.30 (1.60)
SWISSTEK 34,210 19.20 20.10 20.10 19.30 19.30 0.10
TALAWAKELLE 40,872 92.90 92.90 95.00 92.90 94.50 1.60
TANGERINE 3 65.90 58.00 58.00 58.00 65.90 0.00
TEA SMALLHOLDER 64,338 76.10 72.20 89.90 70.10 84.10 8.00
TEEJAY LANKA 254,042 34.70 35.00 35.00 33.50 34.30 (0.40)
THREE ACRE FARMS 162 155.25 155.00 155.00 154.00 154.00 (1.25)
TOKYO CEMENT 2,072 34.90 35.00 35.80 34.50 35.50 0.60
TOKYO CEMENT (TKYO.X0000) 291,353 27.40 28.00 29.80 27.50 29.30 1.90
UNION BANK 586,878 7.80 7.70 8.30 7.50 7.90 0.10
UNION CHEMICALS 13 746.25 705.25 750.00 705.25 746.25 0.00
UNISYST 31,754 6.00 6.00 6.30 5.90 6.20 0.20
UNITED MOTORS 204 60.90 60.00 60.00 58.00 58.00 (2.90)
VALLIBEL 260,582 6.80 7.00 7.00 6.70 6.80 0.00
VALLIBEL FINANCE 16,472 24.20 25.00 25.60 24.60 25.60 1.40
WATAWALA
WINDFORCE
145,727
41,057
82.40
15.90
84.00
16.00
85.10
16.40
83.50
15.90
84.40
15.90
2.00
0.00
hSENID BIZ 94,996 20.00 20.10 20.20 20.00 20.00 0.00
SECOND BOARD
ABANS FINANCIAL 140 24.00 22.00 23.50 22.00 22.00 (2.00)
AMBEON CAPITAL 838,766 10.20 10.70 10.70 9.50 9.80 (0.40)
BROWNS BEACH 3,184 12.60 13.00 13.60 12.30 12.40 (0.20)
DISTILLERIES 20,123 14.00 14.50 14.60 14.00 14.50 0.50
JAT HOLDINGS 41,179 12.90 13.30 13.30 12.60 12.80 (0.10)
KOTMALE HOLDINGS 3 401.25 405.25 444.00 405.25 401.25 0.00
LOLC DEV FINANCE 13,300 515.00 515.00 515.00 514.50 515.00 0.00
MADULSIMA 3,162 14.50 14.90 15.70 14.40 15.00 0.50
BUSINESS 17
Coconut Products – Prices on 19.10.2022
Security Volume **V.W.A. Open High Low **V.W.A. Change 1. FRESH COCONUT
Previous Yesterday’s (Rs.)
Close Close Market Price 30thd Sep. to 06th Oct. 2022(Source-HARTI)
Wholesale Retail
(a)Large Size Rs/Nut 80.00-85.00 90.00-110.00
ORIENT FINANCE 10,080 8.00 7.60 8.00 7.60 7.70 (0.30)
SENKADAGALA 50 363.75 354.25 354.25 353.00 363.75 0.00 Small Size Rs/Nut 70.00-75.00 75.00-85.00
SHALIMAR 1 1,317.75 1,317.00 1,317.00 1,317.00 1,317.75 0.00
SINGER SRI LANKA 757,799 9.30 9.20 9.40 9.10 9.20 (0.10)
SLT 328,835 61.70 62.90 63.50 58.30 58.60 (3.10) (b)Coconut Development Authority – Colombo Auction 13/10/2022 (For
Industry Use)
TRANS ASIA 72 45.00 46.50 46.50 44.00 45.00 0.00
VIDULLANKA 410 6.60 6.60 6.90 6.60 6.90 0.30 Average Price 59,236.26 T – Nuts Offers 1,125,036 - Nuts Trated
VIDULLANKA (VLL-X-0000) 50,505 4.40 4.40 4.60 4.40 4.40 0.00 825,176
EMPOWER BOARD
CHRISSWORLD 990 14.00 13.00 13.80 13.00 13.30 (0.70) Next Auction on 20/10/2022 10.00 a.m. at Coconut Development
Authority (3rd Floor), No. 11, Duke Street, Col-01.
EML CONSULTANTS 22,856 4.30 4.40 4.40 4.20 4.20 (0.10)
EXTERMINATORS 52,492 6.80 6.50 7.30 6.50 6.70 (0.10) (d)Locally Traded (Farm-gate price)
Rs. 1000 Nuts Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
DIRI SAVI BOARD
Kurunegala Dist. 62,000-67,000 105,000-106,000
Puttalam Dist. 65,000-67,000 105,000-107,000
AGSTAR PLC 16,920,033 20.30 20.60 21.20 19.20 19.50 (0.80) Gampaha Dist. 60,000-65,000 100,000-107,000
ALUMEX PLC 238,815 9.00 9.20 9.40 9.00 9.10 0.10 Hambantota Dist. 50,000-55,000 95,000-100,000
AMANA LIFE 870 28.20 33.90 35.00 33.50 34.20 6.00
AMANA TAKAFUL 2,000 11.20 11.20 11.20 11.20 11.20 0.00 Copra (At Colombo Auction)
AMBEON HOLDINGS 1,747 42.50 42.10 42.10 40.20 42.00 (0.50) Quality of Copra Offered (Kg)
Quality of Copra Sold (Kg)
AMF CO LTD 19,544 9.50 9.50 9.60 9.10 9.10 (0.40) M.S. No.1 Copra (Top Price) (Rs.250Kg)
ARPICO INSURANCE 1,557 19.70 18.10 18.10 18.00 18.00 (1.70) M.S. No 1 Copra (Single Average Price) (Rs.250Kg)
ASIA SIYAKA 143,084 4.90 5.00 5.10 4.80 5.00 0.10 M.S. No.1 Copra (Mart Price) (Rs.250kg)
BANSEI RESORTS 10 11.90 12.10 12.10 12.10 11.90 0.00 M.S. No.2 and 3 Copra(Single Average Price) (Rs.250kg)
BERUWALA RESORTS 31,445 1.30 1.40 1.40 1.30 1.30 0.00 M.S. No.2 and 3 Copra (Market Price) (Rs.250kg)
BOGALA GRAPHITE 7,616 61.30 62.90 63.00 60.00 61.00 (0.30) 2. COPRA - (Locally Traded) 19.10.2022
BOGAWANTALAWA 8,916 60.00 59.60 61.90 59.60 61.30 1.30 daily Copra - Edible (Rs./250 Kg)
BPPL HOLDINGS 523 24.00 24.50 24.50 24.50 24.50 0.50 M.S. No. 1 Copra (Rs./250 Kg) 82,500
BROWNS 13,456 131.00 127.50 138.50 127.50 130.75 (0.25) MS No. 2 Copra (Rs./250 Kg) 70,000
BROWNS INVSTMNTS 12,741,151 6.00 6.10 6.30 5.90 6.00 0.00
3. DESICCATED COCONUT
C T LAND 119 23.10 23.10 24.50 23.10 23.70 0.60 Fine Sri Lanka (Domestic) (Rs/Kg) 460-475 N
C.W.MACKIE 122,150 81.50 81.50 87.70 81.50 85.90 4.40 Medium (Rs/Kg) 550-580
CALT 76,917 18.10 18.30 18.30 18.00 18.00 (0.10)
CEYLON TEA BRKRS 52,063 4.70 4.70 4.80 4.50 4.60 (0.10) 4. COCONUT OIL
CFI 1 62.70 62.20 62.20 62.20 62.70 0.00 Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt) 585,000-620,000 N
Philippines (CIF-Rott)
CITRUS HIKKADUWA 51,017 5.30 5.60 5.60 5.30 5.30 0.00 (Oil World) (13/10/2022) (Rs/Mt) 405,617
CITRUS WASKADUWA 854,868 2.60 2.70 2.70 2.40 2.50 (0.10)
COM.CREDIT 8,345 26.50 27.50 27.90 26.60 27.10 0.60 5. POONAC (Rs/Mt) 91,000 - 91,200 T
COMMERCIAL DEV. 1,420 98.00 98.50 100.00 98.50 99.90 1.90 6. MATTRESS FIBRE (Rs/50kg) 500-800 T
DILMAH CEYLON XD 2 1,398.75 1,413.75 1,413.75 1,400.00 1,398.75 0.00 7. OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs. /50 Kg) 4,750-5,000 T
8. MIX FIBRE (Rs. /50 Kg) 850-1,250 T
E - CHANNELLING 92,684 10.80 11.30 11.30 10.50 10.70 (0.10) 9. BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs. /50 Kg) 7,250-7,500 T
EDEN HOTEL LANKA 17,222 18.80 19.30 20.00 18.50 18.60 (0.20) 10. BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs. /50 Kg) 8,500-10,000 T
ELPITIYA 8,009 86.50 86.00 90.00 86.00 86.90 0.40
EQUITY TWO PLC 10 40.00 39.50 39.50 39.50 40.00 0.00 11. COCONUT HUSKS (03.10.2022)
FC TREASURIES 41,894 19.00 19.30 19.50 18.00 18.20 (0.80)
District Rs/per 1,000 husks
FIRST CAPITAL 231,953 18.80 19.00 19.00 18.20 18.30 (0.50) Puttalam 3,500-5,000
FORTRESS RESORTS 10,059 16.20 17.00 17.00 16.60 16.70 0.50 Gampaha 4,000-4,500
GALADARI 2,439 13.70 13.70 14.00 13.70 13.80 0.10 Matara 5,000-5,500
HAPUGASTENNE 1,749 69.00 67.00 68.90 67.00 67.30 (1.70) Kurunegala 4,000-5,500
HATTON 10,673 33.00 33.50 35.50 33.10 34.70 1.70
Coir Fibre (Moisture is more than 50%) Rs/Kg 7.00
HNB FINANCE 17,214 5.10 5.30 5.30 5.00 5.00 (0.10) Coir Fibre (Moisture is 40%-50% Rs/Kg 7.50
HNB FINANCE (HNBF-X-0000) 56 5.30 5.70 5.70 5.60 5.30 0.00 Coir Fibre (Moisture is 30%-40% Rs/Kg 9.50
HVA FOODS 506 4.90 5.10 5.10 4.90 5.00 0.10 Coir Fibre (Moisture is 20%-30% Rs/Kg 10.50
JANASHAKTHI INS. 26 20.10 21.00 21.00 20.20 20.10 0.00 Coir Fibre (Moisture is 10%-20% Rs/Kg 11.50
JETWING SYMPHONY 176 12.80 12.90 12.90 12.90 12.90 0.10 Coir Fibre (Moisture is less than 10% Rs/Kg 14.00
JOHN KEELLS 130 66.50 67.00 67.00 67.00 67.00 0.50 12. COCONUT SHELL (Rs./MT) 35,000-37,000 T
KAHAWATTE 19,641 32.20 32.90 34.50 32.90 33.20 1.00 13. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/MT)(30.09.2022-06.10.2022)
KEELLS FOOD 250 180.00 180.00 180.00 171.25 175.75 (4.25) Moisture-12%, Dust 3% 142,000 T
KEELLS HOTELS 31,061 17.00 17.20 17.60 16.60 17.20 0.20 14. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/MT) 90,000-95,000 T
LANKA CERAMIC 5 115.25 115.25 115.25 115.25 115.25 0.00 T – Traded N – Nominal (Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority)
LANKEM CEYLON 12,555 103.50 108.00 114.00 107.50 108.00 4.50
LAUGFS POWER 4,102 10.20 10.20 10.50 9.80 10.50 0.30
LAUGFS POWER (LPL-X-0000) 1,757 7.20 7.20 7.40 6.90 7.20 0.00
LCB FINANCE PLC 167,648 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.50 2.50 0.10
LIGHTHOUSE HOTEL 150 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 33.10 0.00 19.10.2022
LOLC FINANCE 1,945,264 7.00 7.20 7.40 7.00 7.00 0.00
LOLC GENERAL INS 47,912 7.10 7.10 7.50 7.10 7.20 0.10 (1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Trans-
LOTUS HYDRO 3,967 8.90 9.10 9.10 8.50 8.80 (0.10)
fers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follows.
LUMINEX 105 7.10 7.70 7.70 7.00 7.60 0.50
MACKWOODS ENERGY 301,206 2.40 2.30 2.70 2.30 2.50 0.10 CURRENCY BUYING RATE SELLING RATE
MAHAWELI COCONUT XD 275 36.70 36.20 38.90 36.20 37.00 0.30
MAHAWELI REACH 135 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 0.00 Australian Dollar 225.6737 236.6336
MARAWILA RESORTS 23,400 2.70 2.80 2.90 2.70 2.70 0.00 Canadian Dollar 260.3300 272.2490
MASKELIYA 84,778 56.90 57.90 60.00 57.90 58.00 1.10 Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) 49.0898 52.0575
MILLENNIUM HOUSE 621 3.20 3.20 3.50 3.20 3.40 0.20 Euro 352.6155 367.5853
Japanese Yen 2.3988 2.5011
MYLAND 20 10.20 10.20 10.20 10.20 10.20 0.00
Singapore Dollar 252.1007 262.7478
NESTLE 710 906.50 910.00 910.00 899.50 901.50 (5.00) Sterling Pound 406.7056 422.5943
NUWARA ELIYA 2 1,339.75 1,296.75 1,296.75 1,296.50 1,339.75 0.00 Swiss Franc 359.4516 376.3030
PALM GARDEN HOTL 1,021 60.00 61.00 61.00 61.00 61.00 1.00 US Dollar 360.4507 370.9750
PEGASUS HOTELS 20 30.00 28.30 28.30 28.30 30.00 0.00
PEOPLE’S MERCH 8,220 4.60 4.50 4.60 4.40 4.50 (0.10) (2) The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies
PRIMERESIDENCIES 175,030 6.30 6.20 6.40 6.20 6.20 (0.10) based on previous day’s market weighted average rate
RAIGAM SALTERNS XD 10,806 6.00 6.30 6.40 6.10 6.10 0.10 for the US$ are as follows.
RAMBODA FALLS 1,052 23.00 23.50 23.60 23.50 23.60 0.60
COUNTRY CURRENCY INDICATIVE RATE
RENUKA HOTELS 85 68.70 68.70 68.80 68.70 68.70 0.00
RICH PIERIS EXP 138 685.00 680.25 704.75 680.25 686.75 1.75 Bahrain Bahrain Dinar 963.8088
SATHOSA MOTORS 200 175.00 175.00 175.00 175.00 175.00 0.00 Kuwait Kuwait Dinar 1,171.8911
SERENDIB HOTELS 5,052 18.80 19.00 19.50 18.50 18.60 (0.20) Oman Oman Rial 943.7951
SERENDIB HOTELS (SHOT.X0000) 23,253 11.00 11.00 11.00 10.60 10.70 (0.30) Qatar Qatar Riyal 99.7817
SINGHE HOSPITALS 2 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.70 2.90 0.00 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Riyal 96.7465
SOFTLOGIC CAP 236,267 5.90 6.00 6.10 5.80 5.90 0.00 UAE UAE Dirham 98.9301
SOFTLOGIC FIN 2,935 9.00 9.10 9.20 9.00 9.00 0.00
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR)
Softlogic Life 82,550 55.40 56.50 57.70 55.00 55.20 (0.20)
and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week
TAL LANKA 1,561 16.70 16.50 16.50 16.50 16.50 (0.20) ended 14-Oct-2022, by all commercial banks was 28.73
UDAPUSSELLAWA 413 142.00 141.00 144.00 138.75 141.50 (0.50) percent and 17.00 percent respectively.
UNION ASSURANCE 14,957 26.50 27.40 27.80 27.40 27.50 1.00
VALLIBEL ONE 68,139 39.00 39.00 40.90 39.00 40.10 1.10 (4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of com-
mercial banks for the month of Sep-2022 was 11.63
WATCH LIST percent.
COOP INSURANCE 126,305 3.40 3.30 3.60 3.30 3.40 0.00 MARKET STATISTICS
HUNAS HOLDINGS 4,278 32.40 32.50 32.50 31.10 32.20 (0.20) EQUITY DETAILS TODAY PRV.DAY
LANKA REALTY 11,966 11.40 11.90 11.90 11.50 11.50 0.10
NATION LANKA 20,421 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.00 VALUE OF TURNOVER(RS.) 1,534,659,405.80 1,874,915,508.80
NAWALOKA 53,752 6.40 6.50 6.50 6.10 6.20 (0.20) VOLUME OF TURNOVER(NO.) 83,154,154 74,140,771
TRADES(NO.) 16,754 20,095
ODEL PLC 150 17.10 17.90 17.90 17.10 17.50 0.40
MARKET CAPITALIZATION(RS.) 3,891,043,899,215.00 3,895,217,927,525.30
ON’ALLY 914 28.00 28.10 28.50 28.00 28.10 0.10
PARAGON 206 59.00 45.50 58.30 45.50 48.70 (10.30) GOVT. SECURITIES TODAY PRV.DAY
RADIANT GEMS 556 25.90 28.70 28.90 28.00 28.10 2.20 VALUE OF TURNOVER(RS.) - -
SERENDIB ENG.GRP 3,710 5.30 5.70 6.20 5.40 5.40 0.10 VOLUME OF TURNOVER(NO.) - -
TRADES(NO.) - -
SOFTLOGIC 399,829 21.00 21.00 21.70 20.00 20.00 (1.00)
MARKET CAPITALIZATION(RS.) -
TESS AGRO 3,308 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 0.10
TESS AGRO (TESS.X0000) 2,602 1.10 1.10 1.20 1.00 1.00 (0.10) CORPORATE DEBT TODAY PRV.DAY
21-Jan-04
VALUE OF TURNOVER(RS.) - 1,267,962.10
VOLUME OF TURNOVER(NO.) - 1,200,000
‘Poor intra agency coordination...
TRADES(NO.) - 3
From page 11 EQUITY INDICES TODAY PRV.DAY
PRICE INDICES
CSE ALL SHARE INDEX 8,888.37 8,866.05
However, this facilitation process would Investment Inter-Agency Engineering S&P SL 20 INDEX 2,677.37 2,674.33
not work unless all these line agencies are Approvals, Environment, and Legal Depart-
TOTAL RETURN INDICES
TRI ON ALL SHARES (ASTRI) 11,940.20 11,910.22
not responsible.” Edirisuriya also expressed ments). TRI ON S&P SL 20 INDEX (S&P SL20 (TR)) 4,793.51 4,788.07
displeasures over poor cooperation of line IFC has been set up in a well-organized
Sri Lanka needs to ...
agencies in facilitating investment approv- manner making things comfortable and con-
als, causing delays in granting approvals. venient for investors while it provides them From page 11
Edirisuriya also noted that BOI which has with essentials such as meeting online
While the apparel industry had shown
been in operation in Sri Lanka over the last rooms, information, and application submis-
extraordinary tenacity and resilience through
43 years has made only US $ 20 billion sion desks with a modern business facilita-
COVID and the economic crisis well evidenced
worth of FDIs. Speaking further Edirisuriya tion centre. It also has a system to assess the
by the good export results Sri Lanka was show-
said there are 15,000 enterprises that come performance to compare the efficiency of the
casing in 2022, there was a need to transform
under the purview of BOI, contributing to process in obtaining line agency approvals
and that too with urgency. Vice Chairman Azmi-
18 % of the national economy.In addition, while it has a mechanism to receive feedback
na Kareem had similar sentiments, augmenting
there are 15 zones owned by BOI. Moreover, from investors on the service provided.
Elias’ message that the industry needs to focus
Sri Lanka is aiming to attract 3 billion in FDI Moreover, the IFC is a part of the digitiza-
on opportunity. “Firstly, it’s about service and
by 2026 . The BOI strategic plan has been tion process of BOI where all information on
adaptability,” she explained. “Customer expecta-
set for the period 2022 to 2026. Edirisuriya potential investors will be digitally stored in
tions are moving beyond an end to end service
however opined that these targets can not be the management information system. Fur-
model and suppliers are being empowered to do
met if investors are not coming in. thermore, since all relevant information on
more for brands which is the bigger expectation
“Ultimately the BOI will not be in a posi- potential investors are stored in the informa-
of the brands. The traditional buyer-supplier
tion to realize our set targets.” tion system, the IFC has been merged with
relationship is diminishing.”
The IFC structure consists of four units: the newly established ‘Partnership Finder’
She also emphasized a rebranding for Sri
Information Desk, Application Submission database system so that investors can find
Lanka as a trading destination, taking advan-
Desk, Inter-Agency Coordinating Commit- new equity and technology partners for their
tage of the short transit times and cost com-
tee (IACC), and Operational Units (OUS- business.
petitiveness. To page 17
Exports from Sri Lanka...
From page 11
The Sri Lanka Apparel Sourcing Chairmen elected were Shweta Dhir
Association held its 25th Annual Gen- and Azmina Kareem, Treasurer Den-
eral Meeting recently under the aegis ver Jayasundara and Secretary Gayan
of the Charge d’Affaires of the EU Galapitige as office bearers for the
Thorston Bargfrede for the post-busi- year 2022/23. Gopal K Iyer was
ness session. Wilhelm Elias was re- appointed Secretary General for the
elected Chairman, while the Vice Association.
DN page 18 ADVERTISEMENTS T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 0 , 2 0 2 2

TENDER AND OTHER ADVERTISEMENTS

STATE MORTGAGE &

INVESTMENT BANK

TENDER NOTICE
Procurement of
Security Service for the
Year 2022/2024
SMIB/TD/2022/10/001
Chairman of Procurement Committee of State Mortgage
& Investment Bank (SMIB) will receive tenders for
procurement of Security Service for the Head Office and
other branches islandwide. Tender will be closed at 2.30
pm on 10th November 2022.
Tenders should be submitted on the forms available in
the Administration & Logistics Department (4th Floor) of
the SMIB at Colombo 03 on payment of a non-refundable
fee of LKR 10,000.00.
Tenderer should be registered with the Ministry of
Defense and should have at least 05 years’ experience
as on 31.07.2022 in the field of Banking/Finance
sector. (Documentary evidence relating to registration,
experience including list of customers being served at
present manpower strength etc. should be submitted.)
Sealed tenders may be dispatched either by registered post
or hand delivered to Chairman, Procurement Committee,
State Mortgage & Investment Bank, 269, Galle Road,
Colombo 03 to receive before closing time.
Tenders will be opened immediately after closing at
the Administration & Logistics Department in the 4th
Floor. Tenderers or their authorized representatives are
requested to be present at the opening.
The SMIB reserves the right of rejecting any or all bids
and the right of accepting any portion of the bid without
assuming any reason.

For further details, please contact Chief Manager

(HR & L) 011-7722879 /011-7722876.

Chairman
Procurement Committee
State Mortgage & Investment Bank
No. 269, Galle Road
Colombo 03

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POLGAHAWELA PRADESHIYA SABHA Thanksgiving Service

For late
Registration of Suppliers for the year 2023 Richard Janapriya De Silva
Qualified suppliers, manufacturers and approved construction contractors for the supply will be held at
of following materials and services required for this Pradeshiya Sabha during the year
Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka 2023 are registered up to 20.11.2022. Christ Church, Mirihana at
Pelawatta, Battaramulla Specimen application given below should be used (prepared to A4 size) for registration. 10.00 a.m. on Thursday,
Institution applying for registration should submit a photocopy of the Business Registration
Certificate of the institution. The caption, “Registration of Suppliers for the year 2023” 20th October 2022.
REGISTRATION OF SUPPLIERS / CONTRACTORS and the name of the relevant item should be mentioned on the left hand top corner of the
envelope containing the application. All are welcome.
FOR THE YEAR - 2023 (A) SUPPLY OF EQUIPMENT
01. Electrical Equipment and Street Lamps
Applications will be received up to 09.11.2022 from Government Institutions and reputed
02. Stationery and Paper
CANCELLATION OF
Manufacturers, Agents, Suppliers and Contractors, to obtain the under-mentioned
03. Office Equipment / Wooden Furniture / Steel Furniture POWER OF ATTORNEY
Supplies, Services and Works for the Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka, for the
04. Hume Pipes and Concrete Products (Cement Blocks / Mortise Posts / Hume I, Mohamed Burhan Mohamed Firaus,
year 2023. While all the Supplies are preferred to be from Colombo and suburbs, from
Pipes / Boundary Stones / Fence Posts / Flower Pots / Interlock blocks earlier of No. 219, Way Avenue, Hounslow
Category B-16 up to B-23 from around the Department will be preferred. It is mandatory
05. Tyres, Tubes and Batteries 9SJ TW5, London and presently of No. 115/1,
that the prospective applicants submit a letter of request from the institution along with
06. Spare Parts and Accessories for Vehicles and Machinery Galle Road, Balapitiya do hereby inform the
a copy of the Business Registration Certicate to obtain the Registration Application. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
07. Computers and Computer Accessories / Toners / Tabs
08. Electronic Typewriters / Typewriters / Photocopiers / Fax Machines / Roneo and the General Public that I do hereby cancel
Category DETAILS OF SUPPLIES
and revoke the Power of Attorney and the
Number Machines / Duplo Machines
related matters, attested by Mr. Steven Richard
09. Sports Goods and Equipment Andrews, Notary Public at No. 14, St. Peters
A01 Stationery and Ofce Consumables (Pens, Pencils and other Stationery) 10. Uniforms / Shoes / Curtains /Table Cloths (Preference will be given to Road, St. Margerets, Twicanham TWI IQX
A02 Computer Printer related requirements (Toners, Inks, Master Rolls, Drum Units, suppliers close to the Sabha) England and conferred on Mohamed Burhan
Ribbons, etc.) 11. Library Books / Magazines / Newspapers Mohamed Niraus of No. 115/1, Galle Road,
A03 Computer Paper 12. Metal / Sand / Gravel / Quarry Dust / Metal Chips / ABC Balapitiya.
A04 Computer accessories (Virus Guards, Pen Drives, UPSs) 13. Building Materials including Cement / Iron / Paints / Asbestos Sheets / Sheets I further declare that henceforth, I shall not
/ Nails be held liable for any deeds or transactions
A05 Varieties of Glue and Rubber Bands
14. Pre School Equipment committed by the above grantee, Mohamed
A06 Envelopes and Brown Paper Burhan Mohamed Niraus under the above
15. Notice Boards / Cutouts / Banners / Stickers
A07 Coloured and Art Paper, Wood Free, Paper Roll, Reams 16. Health Equipment including Ekel Brooms / Brooms / Brushes / Cane Baskets / Power of Attorney in my name or on my behalf.
A08 Varieties of Paper and Board (such as Certicates, Bond Paper) Rugs) Mohamed Burhan Mohamed Firans
A09 Twine Thread Balls and Thread Skeins 17. Materials required for Landscaping including kinds of Plants / Fertilizer /
A10 Sticker Paper and Preparing and Supplying of Printed Stickers Chemicals
18. School Books / School Bags / Plastic Water Bottles
A11 Packing Materials (Polythene, POF, PVC Shrink Film, Strapping Tape, other Tape)
A12 Sanitary Consumable Materials
19. Plumbing Equipment and all Hardware Items (Preference will be given to CANCELLATION OF
suppliers close to the Sabha)
A13 Varieties of Drugs, Masks and Gloves 20. Supply of Gas (Preference will be given to suppliers close to the Sabha)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
A14 Varieties of Bags (Ofce Bags, Brief Cases, Canvas Bags, Polysack Covers) 21. Grass Cutting Machines I, Mohamed Burhan Seenathul Nirosa of
A15 Computers, Photocopiers, Roneo Machines, Fax Machines, Computer Printers and 22. Buyers of Old Newspapers / Books No. 115/1, Galle Road, Balapitiya do hereby
23. All Iron Works / Aluminium Works / Welding (VIP Huts / Gates) inform the Democratic Socialist Republic
Networking accessories, etc.
24. Making Stamps (Office Seals) Commemorative Plaques, Medals of Sri Lanka and the General Public that I
A16 Air conditioners do hereby cancel and revoke the Power of
25. Equipment Including Thrashers / Katties / Forks
A17 Textile related products Attorney No. 175 and the related matters
26. Generators dated 16th March, 2010, attested by Ms. K.
A18 Fixing of Ofce Curtains and laying of Carpets 27. Supply of Food and Beverages (Preference will be given to suppliers close to the Janakie Ashoka de Silva, Notary Public and
A19 All types of Building Materials and Paints Sabha) conferred on Mohamed Burhan Mohamed
A20 All kinds of Electrical Equipment and Spare Parts (Refrigerators, Electric Fans etc.) 28. CCTV Cameras and Equipment Niraws of No. 115/1, Galle Road, Balapitiya.
A21 Bulbs, Wire, Switches, Plug Tops, Holders and other Electrical accessories 29. All kinds of Tar and Tar related materials I further declare that henceforth, I shall not
A22 Tyres and Tubes for all types of vehicles 30. Water Bottles (Preference will be given to suppliers close to the Sabha) be held liable for any deeds or transactions
committed by the above grantee, Mohamed
A23 Spare parts, accessories and Batteries for all types of vehicles (B) SUPPLY OF SERVICES Burhan Mohamed Niraws under the above
A24 Brooms, Ekel Brooms, Brushes, Mattresses, Mosquito Nets, etc. 01. Supply of Printing Works / Notice Boards / Banners / Cutouts Power of Attorney in my name or on my
A25 Various Chemicals, Disinfectants, Pesticides 02. Supply of Translation Services behalf.
A26 Supply of Shorteats, Soft Drinks, Catering Services and Cooked meals 03. Repairing of Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment Mohamed Burhan Seenathul Nirosa
04. Repairing of Computers and Equipment
A27 Bottled Drinking Water
05. Repairing and Servicing of Air Conditioners
A28 Ceramic products including Crockery
06. Repairing of Photocopiers / Fax Machines / Typewriters / Roneo Machines /
A29 Ofce Furniture - Wooden, Steel and Plastic (Tables, Chairs, Almirahs etc.) Duplo Machines CANCELLATION OF
A30 Printing Materials (Positive Plate, Plate Developer, Offset Ink, Fountain Solution) 07. Retreading of Tyres (within Kurunegala District Only) POWER OF ATTORNEY
A31 Book Binding Raw Materials and Equipment 08. Repairing of Intercom System
I, Mohamed Burhan Mohamed Firaus,
09. Repairing of Furniture and Equipment
Category DETAILS OF SERVICES formerly of No. 04, Osbourne Road,
10. Repairing of Buildings Hounslow 3ep TW3 London, United
No. 11. Repairing of Equipment including Thrashers / Katties / Forks Kingdom, presently of No. 115/1, Galle Road,
B01 Maintaining of Intercom System 12. Repairing of Crematoriums Balapitiya do hereby inform the Democratic
B02 Provision of Cleaning Services 13. Repairing of Grass Cutting Machines Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the
B03 Provision of Security Services 14. Supply of Vehicles for transport (Tippers 1,2,3 Cubes, Charges for 1 km should General Public that I do hereby cancel and
be mentioned) revoke the Power of Attorney and the related
B04 Updating and Maintenance of the Fire Protection System matters dated 13th February 2013, attested
15. Legal Services and Notary Services
B05 Computer Networking and Maintaining of same 16. Surveying Services by Mr. Sujat Hussein, Notary Public of No.
B06 Maintenance and Servicing of Air conditioning System 5, Rockware Avenue, Greenford, Middlesex
B07 Repairing of Air conditioners (C) REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS OAA 4B6 and conferred on Mohamed
For Contracts from Rs. 100,000.00 to 500,000.00 Rs. 2000.00 Burhan Mohamed Niraws of No. 115/1,
B08 Repairing and Servicing of Computers, Photocopiers, Roneo Machines, Fax Galle Road, Balapitiya.
Machines, Computer Printers, etc. For Contracts from Rs. 500,000.00 to 1,000,000.00 Rs. 3000.00
For Contracts above Rs. 1,000,000.00 Rs. 4000.00 I further declare that henceforth, I shall not
B09 Repairing of Litho, Offset and Digital Printing Machines
be held liable for any deeds or transactions
B10 Supply of Cooked Meals, Shorteats, Tea and Beverages and hall facilities for (Note: ICTAD Certificate is mandatory for contract registration above Rs. 01 Million)
committed by the above grantee, Mohamed
functions and accommodation facilities Burhan Mohamed Niraws under the above
CONDITIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS
B11 Processing of Ofce Identity Cards, Making Commemorative Plaques, etc. Power of Attorney in my name or on my
01. Should pay a registration fee of Rs. 1500.00 for registration as a supplier Item No. behalf.
B12 Digital Printing Work, Preparation of Ofce Name Boards
(a) 01 (Electrical Equipment and Street Lamps) and a registration fee of Rs. 1000.00
B13 Maintenance and Servicing of CCTV Camera System should be paid for each item of other supplies and services Mohamed Burhan Mohamed Firaus
B14 Maintenance and Servicing of Electric Lift System 02. That fee may be paid either in cash or by a cheque drawn in favour of “Secretary,
B15 Provision of Cars, Vans, Cabs, Buses, Lorries, Forklifts, etc. on hire basis Polgahawela Pradeshiya Sabha”
B16 Preparation of Rubber Seals, Ofcial Seals and Date Stamps 03. When applying for registration, a copy of the receipt obtained upon payment should INVITATION FOR BIDS
B17 Repairing of all types of Vehicles be attached to the application
Urgent Repairs,
B18 Supplying and Fixing of Spare Parts for all types of Vehicles 04. Generally, quotations are invited from registered suppliers but the Pradeshiya Sabha
reserves the right to obtain goods and services from other suppliers as and when
Renovations, Additions
B19 Periodical Servicing of all types of Vehicles
B20 Tinkering and Painting of all types of Vehicles required and Improvements, Minor
B21 Tyre Changing, Alignment checking and Wheel Balancing of all types of vehicles 05. Pradeshiya Sabha reserves the right to select the suppliers for the supply of various Works and Maintenance to
B22 Vehicle Cushioning, Carpeting, Tinting and Air conditioning
goods and services Provincial Council Office
B23 Supply of Tables, Chairs, etc. on hire basis 06. Registration of the suppliers who fail to submit quotations when requested and of Complex at Kurunegala -
those who fail to supply goods when orders are placed and of those who fail to supply
B24 Supply of Photocopiers, Roneo Machines etc. on hire basis goods and services to the required standards will be cancelled and blacklisted.
Year 2023
B25 Photographing and Videoing of Meetings and various programmes The Chairman of the Procurement
07. Please note that the applications received late will not be considered for registration
B26 Repairing of Ofce Furniture and Wooden, Steel and Plastic Equipment Committee of the Chief Secretary's Office of
Further details may be obtained during office hours by calling on Tel. No. 037-2243274 North Western Province invites sealed Bids
B27 Repairing of all kinds of Domestic Electrical Equipment from eligible Bidders for Urgent Repairs,
Category WORK DETAILS Livera Gunathilaka Renovations, Additions and Improvements,
No. Chairman Minor Works and Maintenance in Provincial
Polgahawela Pradeshiya Sabha Council Office Complex at Kurunegala.
C01 Construction, Repairing and Partitioning of Buildings
Polgahawela Pradeshiya Sabha Office l Bidding documents will be issued
C02 Colour Washing
18th October 2022 on working days up to 15.00 hrs on
05.12.2022.
CONDITIONS FOR REGISTRATION
APPLICATION FOR THE l Deadline for submission of Bids shall
(1) Applications for Registration and details leaets containing conditions can be be 10.00 hrs on 06.12.2022
REGISTRATION OF SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS
obtained from 20.10.2022 until 08.11.2022, on working days of the week, l Full advertisement is available on
between 9.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. from the Supplies Branch on the 3rd Floor of 01. Name of Supplier / Contractor: ........................................................................................ Chief Secretary's Official Website of
the Building “A” of the Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka. www.cs.nw.gov.lk
02. Address: ............................................................................................................................. l Any further information could be
(2) Applications should be accompanied by the Form General 172 receipt received obtained from the Deputy Chief
03. Telephone No.: ..................................................................................................................
from the Shroff of the Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka for the payment of Secretary (Engineering Services)
a non-refundable amount of Rs. 1000/= for registration as a Supplier. With a 04. Fax No.: ............................................................................................................................. Contact Nos. 037-2227664 / 037-
single application form, may register only for a single category and if registering 05. Email Address: .................................................................................................................. 2052876
for several categories, separate applications should be submitted. (Cheques, Chief Secretary / Chairman,
06. Service / Goods supplied and Item No. (Ex. – (a) 01 , (b) 02): ......................................
Money Orders or Bank Receipts will not be accepted). Procurement Committee,
07. Contract Category and Relevant No. (c) 03: .................................................................... Chief Secretary's Office,
(3) Applications marked “Registration of Suppliers for Year 2023” on the
08. ICTAD Registration No. / Business Registration No. / Identity Card No.: ................... Provincial Council Office Complex,
left-side top corner of the envelope, may either be sent by Registered Post
Kurunegala.
addressed to “Commissioner General of Examinations, Supplies Branch, 09. Registration Fee: ................................................................................................................
Date 20.10.2022
Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka, P.O. Box 1503, Colombo” or
10. Cheque No.: .......................................................................................................................
placed in the Tender Box kept at the Ofcial Room of the Assistant Commissioner
(Supplies), to be received at or before 2.30 p.m. on 09.11.2022. I hereby certify that the information given above is true and correct and the relevant
Registration Certificate is enclosed. Further, I hereby agree to the conditions laid down
Commissioner General of Examinations, relevant to registration of suppliers / contractors.
Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka,
Pelawatta, Battaramulla. Date: ............................. ....................................
Signature
20.10.2022
DN page 20 ADVERTISEMENTS T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 0 , 2 0 2 2

Promotional Rates for Classified Advertisements (Only 15 Words)

Any Single Newspaper Two Newspapers Three Newspapers

y¥. 500/-
(Except Thinakaran Varamanjari)
y¥. 700/- y¥. 950/-
(Except Thinakaran Varamanjari)

COLOMBO DISTRICT

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF OPENING OF BID
REHABILITATION OF RIGHT OF WAY FENCE
FROM PELIYAGODA TO JA-ELA IN
COLOMBO KATUNAYAKE EXPRESSWAY
RDA/EOM&M/GOSL/RoW-Rep/CKE/2022/21
1. The Chairman, Road Development Authority Procurement Committee,
on behalf of the Road Development Authority now wishes to inform the
successful bidders for the above captioned tender. Bid Opening date is
postponed and new bid opening date is as follows:

Revised Bid
Contract No. Name of the Contract
Opening Date
REHABILITATION OF
RIGHT OF WAY FENCE
RDA/EOM&M/GOSL/
FROM PELIYAGODA TO
RoW-Rep/CKE/2022/ 09.11.2022
JA-ELA IN COLOMBO
21
KATUNAYAKE
EXPRESSWAY

2. Deadline for the issuance of the documents shall be 20.10.2022 till 2.00 PM.
3. Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Security for the value of Rs.
1,000,000.00 valid until 08-03-2023.
4. Bids shall be delivered in duplicate to the Director General’s Office, 1st Floor,
Maganeguma Mahamedura, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Battaramulla.
at or before 14:00 hrs on 09.11.2022. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be
opened soon after the closing in the presence of the bidders’ representatives
who choose to attend.
5. Bids shall be valid up to 08.02.2023.
6. Other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Chairman,
Road Development Authority Procurement Committee,
Road Development Authority
1st Floor, Maganeguma Mahamedura,
Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha,
Battaramulla.
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* ÜpYyp‰ {£yvp‰cù ƒ¥y * ÜpYyp‰ {£yvp‰cù ƒ¥y

InvItatIon for BIds Yû»t¤ýz .........................011 2 767 259

195,»y¤ƒz r£y, Yû»t¤ýz.

Lake House Canteen r‹z‹xp‰nz ........................ 011 2 609 359

88/1, vƒy[v r£y, v£K»r, r‹z‹xp‰nz.

LPA/32/2022 vƒy[v ........................... 011 2 745 895

119/A, ý»p¤à R¥H{Mfõ~‹p‰, vƒy[v.

Sealed bids are invited from experienced caterers to run the Lake House v£z»J ............................ 077 2 017 409
canteen. This canteen is kept open, from 6.00 am to 12.00 midnight and rÜy¥ ëN~ˆ Wcp‰~š~ˆ, Rlªy¥[Œùx r£y, v£z»J.

the successful caterer will have to supply varieties of quality foods and
beverages in good condition at specified rates. »[£h[v ..........................011 3 418 649
170, ~šl£{Y W‰cp‰~š~ˆ, »[£h[v.

Kitchen appliances, canteen furniture, electricity, water and 20 Nos.

- 37.5 kgs Gas Cylinders (or equivalent subsidy) per month will be »ƒ¤v£[v ....................... 077 7 304 046
76/2/1, ãKùx»r£z r£y »ƒ¤v£[v.
supplied free of charge and no rent will be levied.

Bidding documents comprising application, Terms and Conditions Uhƒv¨zˆz.........................011 2 810 042
138, ãKùx»r£… r£y, Uhƒv¨zˆz, p§»[‰»[£h.
could be obtained from the Procurement Department, The Associated
Newspapers of Ceylon Limited from 17 October 2022 to 28 October
2022 between 9.00 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and vl‰»l‰»[£h .................... 071 8 619 448
vl‰»l‰»[£h ëN~ˆ »rˆrM~ˆ, 102/179 ~š, r±o£p þn™x,
Friday on payment of a refundable deposit of Rs. 5,000/- and a non-
refundable fee of Rs. 1,000/-. Rlªy¥[Œùx ........................ 071 8 021 724
267, ýl£p»[‰ ~ˆ»f¤M~ˆ, »[£h[v r£y, Rlªy¥[Œùx.
Completed bidding documents enclosed in a sealed envelope marked
"Bids for Canteen" on the top left-hand corner should be sent to reach the »Y£Gf£{...........................077 5 121 887
Head of Procurement, The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, 72, ƒõ»z{zˆ r£y, »Y£Gf£{.

by registered post before 2.00 p.m. on 31 October 2022 or deposited in

the Tender Box provided at the Procurement Department. r‹f»Y¤G»G ................... 075 4 009 648
435,»r£l‰[ªz »r£l‰ƒz, r‹f»Y¤G»G.

Bids will be opened immediately in the presence of the bidders or their

authorized representatives at 2.00 p.m. on 31 October 2022.

The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. reserves the right to accept

or reject any or all offers without assigning any reason whatsoever.

Head of Procurement
THe AssociATed
NewsPAPers of ceyloN lTd.
No. 35, lake House,
d.r. wijewardene Mw., classified@lakehouse.lk
colombo 10. 011 2 429 342 | 011 2 429 343
for details: 011-2429422 / 011-2429451 Fax - 011 2 429 375 / 011 2 429 380
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 0 , 2 0 2 2 ADVERTISEMENTS page 21 DN

INVITATION FOR BIDS

1 2 3 4 5 6

Division and Price of Bid Type of Bid

Bid Closing Place of Purchase of Bidding Documents &
Branch Bid No. / Item Description & Quantity Document ICB/
Date & Time Contact TP. Nos.
Province (LKR) NCB

MATERIALS
Deputy General Manager (Laxapana Complex), Ofce of the Deputy General
Generation LC/CME/PROC/TOOLS/2022/08 02/11/2022
Manager, Ceylon Electricity Board, Laxapana. Tele : +94 51 2232375, Fax : 2,000.00 ICB
(LC) Supply, Delivery of hydraulic jack and mechanical tools for Laxapana Complex 14.00 hrs.
+ 94 51 2232211 E mail : dgmlc@ceb.lk
DD 01 DGM(CC)/EE(MM)/C/PPC/2022/002 09/11/2022 Ofce of Deputy General Manager (Colombo City), 4th Floor, Lakshmans
1,000.00 NCB
(CC) Disposal of Unserviceable Meters in Colombo City 10.00 hrs. Building, 340, R.A. De Mel Mw, Colombo 03 until 08.11.2022, 011-2575930.
DGM(CC)/EE(MM)/PPC/2022/021
DD 01 i) Steel Box For Housing Direct Connected 3Phase Meters / ii) Steel Box For Housing Direct 09/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) Connected 3Phase Meters (Vertical Type) / iii) Bus Bar Unit For Multiple Service Connection 10.00 hrs.
(30A/60A 3PH) / iv) Cubical Enclosure For Power Supply Units And Batteries.
DGM (CC)/EE (MM)/PPC/2022/022
DD 01 09/11/2022
End Termination Kit (Indoor) for 11kV/400Sqmm/Cu./1C/XLPE/Lead Sheath/PVC Cable (With Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) 10.00 hrs.
Socket)
DGM(CC)/EE(MM)/PPC/2022/023
DD 01 09/11/2022
Supply & Delivery of End Terminations for GIS Panels (Cable size: 400Sqmm/1C/11kV) – Plugin Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) 10.00 hrs.
Type
DGM(CC)/EE(MM)/PPC/2022/024
Supply & Delivery of Ferrules Aluminum Crimp Type LV/16sqmm / Ferrules Aluminum Crimp
DD 01 09/11/2022
Type LV/70sqmm / Ferrules Aluminum Crimp Type LV/95sqmm / Ferrules Aluminum Crimp Type Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) 10.00 hrs.
LV/240sqmm / Ferrules Cu. Crimp Type -LV/95Sqmm / Ferrules Bimetallic Crimp Type AL/CU.
- LV/95 -70sqmm
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/29/RC 17/11/2022 Ofce of the DGM (NCP), Ceylon Electricity Board, Maithreepala
1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-1000 Nos.Kalaththewa Stores 15.00 hrs. Senanayaka Mawatha, Anuradhapura. TP. 025 - 2222552
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/30/RC 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-400 Nos. Polonnaruwa CSC 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/31/RC 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-400 Nos. Hingurakgoda CSC 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/32/RC 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-400 Nos. Manampitiya CSC 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/33/RC 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-400 Nos. Medawachchiya CSC 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/34/RC 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-400 Nos. Padaviya CSC 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/35/RC 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-400 Nos. Mihinthale CSC 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/36/RC 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-400 Nos. Nochchiyagama CSC 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/37/RC 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-400 Nos. Thambuththegama CSC 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/38/RC 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of R.C. Poles 8.3m/100kg-400 Nos. Kekirawa CSC 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/39/PS 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of P.S Poles 10.0m/225kg-200 Nos. Kalaththewa Stores 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/40/PS 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of P.S Poles 11.0m/350kg-400 Nos. Kalaththewa Stores 15.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(NCP)CE(COM)/C4/2022/41/PS 17/11/2022
Same as above 1,500.00 NCB
(NCP) Supply & Delivery of P.S Poles 11.0m/500kg-100 Nos. Kalaththewa Stores 15.00 hrs.
Planning & Development Branch (DD1), Fourth Floor, CEB Headquarters,
**DD 01 DD1/P&D/NCB/2022/020/D 09/11/2022
No.50, Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mw, Colombo 02. T.P No. 011- 1,000.00 NCB
(P&D) Supply & Delivery of Synthetic Meter Seals with Wire - 200,000 Nos. 10.00 hrs.
2430473 / 0702309090 e-mail: mmp.dd1@ceb.lk
**DD 01 DD1/P&D/ICB/2022/018/D 30/11/2022
Same as above 12,500.00 ICB
(P&D) Supply & Delivery of Insulator - Pin 33kV - 15,000 Nos. 10.00 hrs.
** Please send the requests via e-mail to mmp.dd1@ceb.lk with contact details to obtain information regarding the purchasing of the Bid document in this pandemic situation due to Covid – 19.
Ofce of the Deputy General Manager (Uva), Chief Engineer (Commercial)
DD 03 DGM(UVA)/CE(COM)/C1/M4/2K22/097 09/11/2022
Unit, Ceylon Electricity Board, No 04, Spring Valley Road, Hindagoda, 1,000.00 NCB
(Uva) Supply & Delivery of 580 pairs of safety shoes for the province of Uva (CEB spec:67-8B:2019) 15.00 hrs.
Badulla. Tel : 0552222474
DD4/P&D/ICB/2022/024/D
DD 04 30/11/2022 Ofce of the DGM(P&D)-DD4,C.E.B.,4th Floor,No. 25,
Supply and Delivery of 1. Insulator Tension Set with Hardware (Racoon) 33kV(70kN) – 4,500 Nos. 10,500.00 ICB
(P&D) 10.00 hrs. Council Lane, Dehiwala.011-4204015
/ 2. Insulator Tension Set with Hardware 37/2.79 (LYNX) 33kV (70kN) - 450 Nos.
DD 04 SP1/DGM/C5/262/22(N) 09/11/2022
DGM (SP-1)’s Ofce, CEB, 167, Matara Road, Galle. T.P.091-2232095 3,000.00 NCB
(SP 1) Supply and Delivery of 11m/850kg Pre Stressed Concrete Poles. -50 Nos. 14.00 hrs.
DD 04 DD4/P&D/ICB/2022/015/D (Extension Notice) 26/10/2022 Ofce of the DGM(P&D)-DD4,C.E.B.,4th Floor, No. 25, Council Lane,
12,500.00 ICB
(P&D) Visit the website for more details 10.00 hrs. Dehiwala. 011-4204015
PSRSP/PD/Tenders/2022/08 Ofce of Project Director, Power System Reliability Strengthening Project,
10/11/2022
Projects Sale of partitions installed in Project Ofce of Power System Reliability Strengthening Project Ceylon Electricity Board, 759, Thalangama South, Pelawatta, Battaramulla 1,000.00 NCB
10.00 hrs.
(PSRSP). 10120. 011-2888495/96

CONSTRUCTION
DGM/LC/Civil/Ten/ 2022-09
Generation 10/11/2022 Deputy General Manager (Laxapana Complex), Ceylon Electricity Board,
Construction of PVC Coated Gabion Wall at Wimalasurendra Power Station Premises 1,000.00 NCB
(LC) 14.00 hrs. Laxapana. T.P. 051-2232084,051-2232085
CIDA Reg.- M7 / C8 with 5 years’ experience in building construction/ similar nature Jobs.
CP2/CE(COM)/PPC/2022/265
DD 02 Construction of boundary wall at Nillambe Provincial Stores warehouse (CP 02) Pre-Bid meeting 16/11/2022 Chief Engineer (Commercial)-CP2, CEB, No.431, Colombo Road,
NCB
(CP 2) :-2022-11-11 at 15.00 hrs. Place: - Nillambe Provincial Stores warehouse (CP 02), Gurukele Road, 14.00 hrs. Pilimathalawa. T.P 081-2270070 1,000.00
Nillambe.

SERVICES
Procurement Division, 4th Floor, Admin Building, Lakvijaya Power Plant,
Generation LV/T/2022/0239 09/11/2022
Ceylon Electricity Board, Narakkalliya, Norochcholai 61342. TP : 032 226
(LPP) Hiring of Ash Yard Supporting Staff and Heavy Equipment Requirement for 1 Year 14.00 hrs. 5,000.00 NCB
8964/77, 071-5777171 Fax: 032 226 8980
MC/VIC/2022/275 10/11/2022 Victoria Power Station, Ceylon Electricity Board, Adikarigama. Tel: 081-
Generation
Hiring 03 nos. of 14 seater passenger vans (with driver & fuel) for staff transport at Victoria 14.30 hrs. 2200465, 081-2202305 3,000.00 NCB
(MC)
Power Station for a period of one year.
MC/BOW/BIDS/2022/05
Generation 09/11/2022 Bowatenna Power Station, Ceylon Electricity Board, Naula. Tel:
Obtaining Private Security service for Naula Building Site and Bowatenna Power Station. (To cover 2,000.00 NCB
(MC) 11.00 hrs. 066 4928783 / 066 4928750 Fax: 066 4935599
02 shifts per day by 10 security guards)
Generation MC/VIC/2022/270 10/11/2022 Victoria Power Station, Ceylon Electricity Board, Adhikarigama
3,000.00 NCB
(MC) Procurement of Private Security Service for Internal Security at Victoria Power Station 14.30 hrs. Tel: 081-2200465, 081-2202305
DD1/CC/C.ENG/2023
DD 01 30/11/2022 Ofce of Deputy General Manager (Colombo City), 4th Floor, Lakshmans
Registration of Chartered Electrical Engineers – 2023 for Issuance of Completion and inspection - NCB
(CC) 10.00 hrs. Building, 340, R.A. De Mel Mw, Colombo 03 until 29.11.2022, 011-2575930.
Certicates – for Internal Electrical Installations in Colombo City
DD 01 DGM(CC)/CE(EM)//PPC/2022/002 09/11/2022 Ofce of Deputy General Manager (Colombo City), 4th Floor, Lakshmans
NCB
(CC) Rent/Lease of House for ES (GI) Hospital Depot (As Ofcial quarters) for 02 years. 10.00 hrs. Building, 340, R.A. De Mel Mw, Colombo 03 until 08.11.2022, 011-2575930. 1,000.00

DD 01 DGM(CC)/CE(CN)/PPC/2022/002 09/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) Hiring of a Van for Chief Engineer (Colombo North) Unit of Colombo City (For 02 years) 10.00 hrs.
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Division and Price of Bid Type of Bid

Bid Closing Place of Purchase of Bidding Documents &
Branch Bid No. / Item Description & Quantity Document ICB/
Date & Time Contact TP. Nos.
Province (LKR) NCB
DGM(CC)/EE(MM)/C/PPC/2022/003
DD 01 09/11/2022
Janitorial Services, Cleaning and Garbage Disposal of Colombo City Ofce House in 03rd, 04th & Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) 10.00 hrs.
05th oors of Lakshmans Building, Colombo-03.
DGM(CC)/CE(P&D)/PPC/2022/007
DD 01 09/11/2022 No Bid Document will be issued. Owners shall forward the Bid together with
Lease or Rent of a house for Electrical Superintendent (Construction Depot IV) as an ofcial - NCB
(CC) 10.00 hrs. all necessary particulars in their own format. 011-2575930
quarters - Location – within Colombo Suburbs
DD 01 DGM(CC)/CE(CS)/PPC/2022/006 09/11/2022 Ofce of Deputy General Manager (Colombo City), 4th Floor, Lakshmans
1,000.00 NCB
(CC) Hiring of a Van for Chief Engineer (Colombo South) Unit of Colombo City (For 02 years) 10.00 hrs. Building, 340, R.A. De Mel Mw, Colombo 03 until 08.11.2022, 011-2575930.
DD 01 DGM(CC)/CE(CS)/PPC/2022/007 09/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) Hiring of a Van for Chief Engineer (Colombo South) Unit of Colombo City (For 02 years) 10.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(CC)/CE(CE)/PPC/2022/006 09/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) Hiring of a Van for Chief Engineer (Colombo East) Unit of Colombo City (For 02 years) 10.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(CC)/CE(CS)/PPC/2022/008 09/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) Lease or Rent of a Building for LV Maintenance Unit II Chief Engineer (Colombo South) 10.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM(CC)/EE(MM)/C/PPC/2022/001 09/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CC) Hiring of a Van for IT Unit of Colombo City Ofce (For 02 years) (Vehicle I/II) 10.00 hrs.
DD 01 DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/149 10/11/2022 Deputy General Manager (NP) ofce, Ceylon Electricity Board, Old Park
1,000.00 NCB
(NP) Obtaining Janitorial & Cleaning Services to the VIP Circuit Bungalow, CEB, Chunnakam 14.00 hrs. Road, Jaffna. T.P No: 021 222 0496
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/150
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Electrical Engineer (Construction)’s Ofce, Ceylon Electricity Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Board, Vavuniya.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/151
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Island Small Generation’s Ofce, Ceylon Electricity Board, Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Chunnakam.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/152
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Area Ofce, Kilinochchi Area, Ceylon Electricity Board, Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Kilinochchi.
DD 01 DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/153 10/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Circuit Bungalow, CEB, Kilinochchi. 14.00 hrs.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/154
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Area Ofce, Vavuniya Area, Ceylon Electricity Board, Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Vavuniya.
DD 01 DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/155 10/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Circuit Bungalow, CEB, Vavuniya. 14.00 hrs.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/156
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Electricity Consumer Service Centre, Ceylon Electricity Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Board, Madhu.
DD 01 DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/157 10/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Area Ofce, Jaffna Area, Ceylon Electricity Board, Chunnakam. 14.00 hrs.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/158
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Electricity Consumer Service Centre, Ceylon Electricity Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Board, Chavakachcheri.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/159
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Electricity Consumer Service Centre, Ceylon Electricity Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Board, Chunnakam.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/160
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Electricity Consumer Service Centre, Ceylon Electricity Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Board, Jaffna Suburb.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/161
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Electricity Consumer Service Centre, Ceylon Electricity Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Board, Point Pedro
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/162
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Electricity Consumer Service Centre, Ceylon Electricity Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Board, Vaddukkoddai.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/163
DD 01 10/11/2022
Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Electricity Consumer Service Centre, Ceylon Electricity Board, Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Velanai.
DD 01 DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/164 10/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) Janitorial & Cleaning services to the Circuit Bungalow, CEB, Jaffna. 14.00 hrs.
DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/165
DD 01 10/11/2022
Obtaining the Private Security Services to the Island Generating Stations under the Purview of Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) 14.00 hrs.
Electrical Engineer (Island Small Generators)
DD 01 DGM/NP/CE(Com)/MP/T/2022/166 10/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(NP) Obtaining the Private Security Services to the Area Engineer’s ofce, Kilinochchi 14.00 hrs.
CEB/NWP2/NCB/HV/22/0176 Ofce of the Deputy General Manager (NWP -2), Ceylon Electricity Board,
DD 01 10/11/2022
Hiring of a Van for the Ofcial Use of Electrical Superintendent II of Planning & Development No.25, Rajapihilla Road, Kurunegala. T.No: 037- 2065498, 070- 6430400 2,000.00 NCB
(NWP 2) 10.00 hrs.
Unit. Fax : 037- 2065497
DD 01 CEB/NWP2/NCB/HV/22/0185 10/11/2022
Same as above 2,000.00 NCB
(NWP 2) Hiring of a Van for the Ofcial Use of Electrical Superintendent I of Planning & Development Unit. 10.00 hrs.
DD 01 CEB/NWP2/NCB/HV/22/0190 10/11/2022
Same as above 2,000.00 NCB
(NWP 2) Hiring of a Van for the Ofcial use of ES (Commercial III) of Wariyapola Area Ofce. 10.00 hrs.
DD 02 CP1/CE(COM)/PPC/2022/175 09/11/2022 Chief Engineer (Commercial – CP1) , CEB, CP1,No. 04, Asgiriya Road,
1,000.00 NCB
(CP 1) Hiring of a Light Lorry for ECSC at Udadumbara of Kundasale Area for a Period of 02 Years. 14.00 hrs. Kandy. T.P 081-2234324
DD 02 CP1/CE(COM)/PPC/2022/224 09/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CP 1) Hiring of a Motor Car for Chief Engineer (Commercial) Unit CP1 for a Period of 02 Years. 14.00 hrs.
CP1/CE(COM)/PPC/2022/234
DD 02 09/11/2022
Hiring of a (4WD) Double Cab for Investigation Duties at EE(Commercial) Sub Unit belonging to Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CP 1) 14.00 hrs.
Chief Engineer (Commercial) Unit-CP1 for a Period of 02 Years.
DD 02 CP1/CE(COM)/PPC/2022/245 09/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00 NCB
(CP 1) Hiring of a Van for Area Maintenance Sub Unit Dambulla Area for a Period of 02 Years. 14.00 hrs.
DD 02 DGM [E]/QPPC/22/139 09/11/2022
Ofce of the DGM [East], Trincomalee. 026-2222666, 026-2221030 1,000.00 NCB
(EP) Hiring a motor car for the use of Accountant (Revenue) - East for a period of 02 years. 14.00 hrs.
DD 02 DGM [E]/QPPC/22/140 09/11/2022 Ofce of the ACEE(Kalmunai) 067-2229276 or Ofce of the DGM [East],
1,000.00 NCB
(EP) Hiring a van for the use of Electrical Superintendent (AMU) – Kalmunai for a period of 02 years. 14.00 hrs. Trincomalee. 026-2222666, 026-2221030
DGM [E]/QPPC/22/141
DD 02 09/11/2022
Hiring of a Motor Car for the use of Electrical Engineer (Distribution Construction) Trincomalee Ofce of the DGM [East], Trincomalee. 026-2222666, 026-2221030 1,000.00 NCB
(EP) 14.00 hrs.
for a period of 02 years.
DD 02 DGM(E)/QPPC/22/142 09/11/2022
Ofce of the DGM [East], Trincomalee 026-2222666, 026-2221030 1,000.00 NCB
(EP) Hiring of a van for the use of Electrical Superintendent (Development) at DGM (East) ofce. 14.00 hrs.
DGM(E)/QPPC/22/143
DD 02 09/11/2022 Ofce of the AEE(Valaichchenai) 065-2258882 or Ofce of the DGM
Hiring a van for the use of Electrical Superintendent (Kiran ECSC) – Valaichchenai for a period of 1,000.00 NCB
(EP) 14.00 hrs. [East], Trincomalee. 026-2222666, 026-2221030
02 years.
DD 02 DGM(E)/QPPC/22/144 09/11/2022
Ofce of the DGM [East], Trincomalee. 026-2222666, 026-2221030 1,000.00 NCB
(EP) Hiring of 4WD Double Cab for the use of Electrical Superintendent III (Distribution Maintenance) 14.00 hrs.
DD 02 WPN/NCB/DM-V143/2022/19 02/11/2022 DGM(WPN)'s Ofce, CEB, No.280, Kandy Road, Kiribathgoda Tel.011-
1,000.00
(WPN) Hiring of a Van for Site Ofce (Veyangoda) - Distribution Maintenance Unit 14.00 hrs. 2911071/72 NCB
DD 02 WPN/NCB/K-V99/2022/52 02/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00
(WPN) Hiring of a 2WD Crew Cab for Consumer Service Centre (Delgoda) - CE (Kelaniya) Unit 14.00 hrs. NCB

DD 02 WPN/NCB/P&D-V49/2022/190 02/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00
(WPN) Hiring of a Motor Car for Electrical Engineer (Operation) - P&D Unit - WPN 14.00 hrs. NCB

DD 02 WPN/NCB/DM-V111/2022/248 02/11/2022
Same as above 1,000.00
(WPN) Hiring of a Van for Meegahawatta Site – CE (Distribution Maintenance) Unit 14.00 hrs. NCB
SAB/RUW/EE/CLEANING SERVICE /2023
DD 03 Supply of Cleaning Service for the Ruwanwella Area Ofce, Karawanella, Kotiyakumbura, 04/11/2022 Electrical Engineer Ofce (Ruwanwella), Ceylon Electricity Board, E 184/1,
1,000.00 NCB
(SAB) Deraniyagala, Bulathkohupitiya, Gonagaldeniya, C.S.Cs & Galapitamada, Kithulgala Sub C.S.Cs 14.00 hrs. Atulugama, Dehiowita.
for a period of One (01) year.
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Division and Price of Bid Type of Bid

Bid Closing Place of Purchase of Bidding Documents &
Branch Bid No. / Item Description & Quantity Document ICB/
Date & Time Contact TP. Nos.
Province (LKR) NCB
DD4 WPS-1/PPC/T/V/2022/92 10/11/2022 Ofce of DGM (WPS-1), 3rd Floor, Distribution Division 4 Headquarters,
500.00 NCB
(WPS-1) Hiring of a Van for ofce of the Chief Engineer, Mathugama (Mathugama CSC). 10.00 hrs Ceylon Electricity Board, No. 25, Council Lane, Dehiwala. 011-2638852

DD4 WPS-1/PPC/T/V/2022/93 10.11.2022 Ofce of DGM (WPS-1), 3rd Floor, Distribution Division 4 Headquarters,
500.00 NCB
(WPS-1) Hiring of a Car for ofce of the Chief Engineer, Energy Management. 10.00 hrs Ceylon Electricity Board, No. 25, Council Lane, Dehiwala. 011-2638852

AM CEPP/BID/S/2022/26 10/11/2022 Ofce of the Chief Engineer (Power Plants) Unit, Ceylon Electricity Board,
1,000.00 NCB
(W & AS) Repairing of the Old Lorry Trailer 46 Sri 1176. 10.00 hrs. Meethotamulla Road, Kolonnawa.011 257 2411

DGM/WAS/T/2K22/JS/01
AM 10/11/2022 Ofce of the Deputy General Manager (Workshop & Ancillary Services),
Obtaining Janitorial Services for DGM (W&AS) Ofce premises for the Period 01/01/2023 to 500.00 NCB
(W & AS) 10.00 hrs. Ceylon Electricity Board, Meetotamulla Road, Kolonnawa.011 242 1050
31/12/2023.

DGM(Tr)/Services/T/2022-02 09/11/2022 Ofce of Deputy General Manager, Training Branch, Ceylon Electricity Board,
AM 1,000.00 NCB
Providing Garden Maintenance Service to CEB Training Center Piliyandala 10.00 hrs. Sri Devananda Road, Piliyandala. Tel: 011 2614468

Deputy General Manager (Functional Strategy and Process Development),

DGM/FS&PD/PPS/DDM/2020/R
CS 22/12/2022 Ceylon Electricity Board, Lady Lochore Loan Fund Building, 2nd Floor,
Procurement of Professional Services to Prepare Operating Manuals for the Distribution Divisions 500.00 NCB
(FS&PD) 10.00 hrs. Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mw, Colombo 02. T.P. No..: 011-2433 367
of Ceylon Electricity Board
Fax. No.: 011-2447 144

Chairman of the above Procurement Committees, on behalf of the Ceylon Electricity Board, now invites sealed Bids from potential Suppliers for the above mentioned items on the basis of International /National competitive
bidding. Bids should be submitted only on the bid documents purchased from the CEB.
Bidding Documents will be issued only to the prospective Bidders or their Accredited Agents. Wherever necessary they should get registered in terms of the Public Contracts Act No.03 of 1987.
Bidding Documents could be purchased by any prospective bidders or their accredited Agents on submission of a written request to the respective Deputy General Manager/Chief Engineer of the CEB upon payment of the
amount indicated in Column 5 of the above table for each set of Bid Documents, between 0900 hrs. and 1500 hrs. on any working day till the day prior to the bid closing date. Payment shall be made in cash or bank draft drawn
in favour of the General Manager, CEB.
Foreign Diplomatic Missions / Trade Commissions may obtain information copies of the Bidding Documents, free of charge on submission of a written request. Bidding Documents may be inspected by the prospective bidders
or their Agents at the ofce of the respective DGM/CE free of charge.
Bids will be opened immediately after the closing time of the bidding in the presence of Bidders and their authorized representatives at the locations indicated in Column 4. Late bids shall be rejected.
All clarications shall be sought two weeks before the Bid closing date from the respective DGM/CE of the CEB who issued the bidding Documents.

;ICB – International Competitive Bidding, NCB – National Competitive Bidding.

General Manager

Enrich Life through Power The Information copy of the Bid document may be
downloaded from the CEB Corporate website www.ceb.lk

TENDER NOTICE
Sealed tenders are invited from reputable companies who are capable of providing Pest Control Service to SRI LANKA PORTS AUTHORITY
Colombo International Container Terminals Limited (“CICT”).

Inquiry No. Description Closing Date Invitation for Bids (IFB)

RFQ-01-10-2022 Procurement of Annual Pest Control Service 08th November 2022 1. The Chairman, Department Procurement Committee on behalf of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority now invites sealed
(2022/2024) to Colombo International Container bids from eligible bidders for the items given below.
Terminals Ltd.
Document
Bid Security
fee Closing Date
Prospective Vendors are requested to obtain Tender Documents (In Electronic Format Only) by email to Ranidu Tender No. Name of the Tender Amount
(Inclusive of & time
Laksiri of Procurement Department of CICT (Mob/Tel: 0766-666803, 0112-666803) (Email: ranidu.laksiri@cict.lk) (Rs.)
VAT)
Please submit your sealed tenders to be received at the below address not later than 3:00 pm (local time) on CES/FP/04/PT/6354(EL) Spares for the Buoys of Colombo Port 30,000.00 1,000.00 17/11/2022
08th November 2022 mentioning “Procurement of Annual Pest Control Service - 2022/2024” on the top left- 10.00hrs
hand corner of the envelope.
CES/FP/03/PT/6375(EL) Spare Parts for MGDUFF Shaft Bonding 200,000.00 3,500.00 17/11/2022
Management Committee and Monitoring System of Pilot 16,17 10.00hrs
Colombo International Container Terminals Limited, and 18
Port of Colombo, CES/FP/02/PT/6389(MP) Spares for Nissan TD27 Engines Fitted 90,000.00 1,000.00 17/11/2022
120/20, Marine Drive Road, with Hangcha Forklift Trucks 10.00hrs
Colombo 01,
Sri Lanka. CES/FP/05/PT/6392(MP) Spare Parts for Rear Axle of the Terberg 45,000.00 1,000.00 17/11/2022
Yard Tractors 10.00hrs
CES/FP/04/PT/6360(EL) 25 Nos. Capacitors for the Yaskawa FS 40,000.00 1,000.00 22/11/2022
Drive Modules of the STS Cranes 10.00hrs

CES/FP/02/PT/6394(MP) Allison Transmission Spares for UD 50,000.00 1,000.00 22/11/2022

Nissan Prime Movers at JCT
PROCUREMENT NOTICE CES/FP/04/PT/6396(MP) Spares for Volvo Penta TAD 1250 VE
Engines of Terex Toplift Trucks
70,000.00 1,000.00
10.00hrs
22/11/2022
10.00hrs
CES/FP/05/PT/6397(MP) Complete Front Axle for the Terberg 30,000.00 1,000.00 22/11/2022
STATE PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION OF SRI LANKA Yard Tractors 10.00hrs
CMS/LP/22/PT/16/032 MS Angles ( 75 X 75 X 6MM 5.8M Per 120,000.00 3,500.00 10/11/2022
The Chairman, Procurement Committee of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka, Colombo 5 Length and 50 X 50 X 6MM 5.8 Per 13.30hrs
invites sealed quotations from registered and previous sources for following items and bids will be closed at the Length )
respective times on the dates given below and will be opened immediately thereafter. (E-mail/Fax offers as CMS/LP/21/PT/20/022 10 Nos. Steel Roll Handling C – Hooks 80,000.00 1,000.00 10/11/2022
well as FOB offers are not acceptable) 10.00hrs
Sealed Bids may be sent by post under registered cover or may be personally deposited in the box available CMS/LP/22/PT/16/058 120 Nos. Industrial 600 X 9 Forklift 130,000.00 3,500.00 10/11/2022
for this purpose at Administration Department of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation at “Mehewara Piyasa” Tyres 13.30hrs
16th Floor, No. 41, Kirula Road, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka.
Bidders or their authorised representatives will be permitted to be present at the time of opening of Bids. 2. Bidders are hereby informed that the provisions of Public Contracts Act No.3 of 1987 are applicable to tenders total
Cost exceeding Rs.5 million. Accordingly all parties involved in each aforementioned tenders are required to strictly
PHARMACEUTICAL ITEMS abide by the said Act throughout the duration of contract. Furthermore, any bidder who wishes to act as an agent,
Closing
Closing sub-agent, a representative or a nominee for and on behalf of any foreign manufacturer or a supplier is required to
Bid Number
Date
Item Quantity register himself with the Registrar of Public Contracts and submit the duly completed registration certificate along
Time
with his bid documents.
DHS/RP/NP/B/586/2021 26.10.2022 10.00 A.M Leoprorelin Acetate injection 3.75mg 16 vials.
3. Bidders should have been in the business of supplying similar goods given above at least during the last Five (5)
DHS/RP/147/2022 03.11.2022 2.30 P.M Calcium 500mg + Vitamin D3 250IU Tablet 4,700,000 Tabs. years.
DHS/RP/148/2022 25.10.2022 2.30 P.M Fluconazole injection 200mg in 100ml 47,000 vials.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from The Chief Engineer (Supplies ) and inspect the bidding
DHS/RP/320/2021 03.11.2022 2.30 P.M Cyclosporin capsule 50mg 225,000 caps. documents at the address given below during office hours.
DHS/RP/321/2021 25.10.2022 2.30 P.M Chlorhexidine solution 20%, v/v 500ml 27,500 bottles. 5. A complete set of bidding documents in English language may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission
DHS/RP/ICL/030/2022 03.11.2022 2.30 P.M Streptokinase injection 1.5MU 7,000 vials. of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee, Indicated in Column 04 from
21st October 2022 from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m on working days, up to day prior to the closing date. The method of
DHS/RP/ICL/031/2022 25.10.2022 2.30 P.M Brimonidine Tartrate eye drop 0.15%, 5ml 43,000 vials. payment will be by cash.
DHS/RP/155/2022 01.11.2022 2.30 P.M Procarbazine capsule 50mg 3,000 caps. 6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before closing time. Late bids will not be accepted. Bids will be
DHS/RP/322/2021 01.11.2022 2.30 P.M Paraffin Liquid 37,500,000 ml opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at closing
time. All bids must be accompanied by the amount of above mentioned bid Security.
Bids should be prepared as per particulars given in the Bidding Documents available at the Head Office of the
State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka, “Mehewara Piyasa” 16th Floor, No. 41, Kirula Road, Colombo 5. Chief Engineer (Supplies),
Supplies Division,
Wherever necessary potential bidder/bidders should get registered in terms of the Public Contracts Act No.3 of
Sri Lanka Ports Authority,
1987 before collecting the Bidding Documents and also should get the contract registered after the tender is
No.45, Leyden Bastian Road, Colombo 01.
awarded.
Telephone Nos. : 2482231, 2483338, 2482499, 2482832, 2482409, 2482652, 2483024, 2482638
CHAIRMAN DEPARTMENTAL PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE Fax No : 2381652, 2470443
STATE PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION OF SRI LANKA
“Mehewara Piyasa” 16th Floor,
No. 41, Kirula Road,Colombo 5.
SRI LANKA.
FAX : 00 94-11- 2582496
TELEPHONE : 00 94-11- 2326227
E-MAIL : pharma.manager@spc.lk
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Registration of Institutes
PROCUREMENT NOTICE Ministry of Plantation Industries
for Construction and
SRI LANKA STATE PLANTATIONS
Wijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital CORPORATION
Consultancy Services and
Seeduwa Suppliers for Construction
INVITATION OF BIDS FOR Materials and Machinery
The Procurement Committee of Wijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital,
Seeduwa invites tenders from Contractors registered in ICTAD / CIDA for
SUPPLY & INSTALLATION OF for the Year 2023
maintenance work of the Hospital as mentioned in the schedule below. CUSTOMIZED ELECTRONIC SMART TEA North Western Provincial
WEIGHING SCALES Council
Opening Applications are invited for the Registration
Non TENDER NO. SLSPC/PL/Elec. Weighing Scale /T-213/2022 of Contracting Agencies and Consulting
Serial Date and
Item Eligibility Refundable Service Providers for the construction and
No. Time of The Chairman, Procurement Committee of Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation invites repair of the Ministries, Departments and
Tender Fee
Tender sealed bids for Supply & installation of 04 Nos. Customized Electronic Smart Tea Weighing Institutions of the North Western Provincial
Scales with relevant software to Midland Tea Factory situated at Rattota. Council and Suppliers for Supplying
01 Registration of C-09 Rs. 2,000.00 10.00 a.m. Construction Materials and Machinery to the
1. Interested Bidders can obtain a set of Bid documents upon payment of Rs.2000/=
Maintenance (According on as non-refundable fee and submission of a written application on the company
Provincial Road Development Department
for Maintenance and Renovation of Roads.
Contractors for to amended 09.11.2022 letterhead from the Procurement Division of the Sri Lanka State Plantations
Registration l Applications will be issued on working
the Hospital for Corporation, No. 21, Meeraniya Street, Colombo 12 from 24-10-2022 during office
hours (9.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.) or from SLSPC Regional Office, Galpihille, Panwila up days up to 15.00 hrs on 05.12.2022
the Year 2023 Procedure l Deadline for submission of Applications
to 07-11-2022.
(Contracts not - EM5 or shall be 10.00 hrs on 06.12.2022
above) 2. Bids can be delivered by hand to The Chairman, Procurement Committee, Sri Lanka l Full advertisement is available on Chief
exceeding Rs.
State Plantations Corporation or can be sent by Registered Post to be received before Secretary's Official Website of www.
300,000.00 1.00 p.m. on 08th November 2022 in a sealed envelope to the Tender Box placed at cs.nw.gov.lk
Procurement Division - SLSPC. Bid security of Rs. 200,000/= should be submitted l Any further information could be
01. Interested Bidders could obtain a complete set of Bid Documents by either Bank slip obtained upon payment to A/c No. 046100240000933 at the 1st obtained from the Deputy Chief
City Branch, People's Bank in favour of Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation or Secretary (Engineering Services)
on submission of a written application to the Office of the Wijaya Contact Nos. 037-2227664 / 037-
a copy of the payment made to the Cashier at SLSPC Head Office.
Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital and upon payment of a non- 2052876
The original & duplicate copies should be sealed in separate envelopes and sealed
refundable fee of Rs. 2000/=, from 25.10.2022 to 08.11.2022 (Except in a single envelope. The top left-hand corner of the envelope should be marked as Chief Secretary / Chairman,
public and weekend holidays) from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. "Supply of 04 Nos. Electronic Smart Tea Weighing Scales". Procurement Committee,
Chief Secretary's Office,
3. Bids will be opened soon after the closing time before bidders or their Authorized Provincial Council Office Complex,
02. Opening of Bids will take place at Accounts Division of the Hospital Representatives who are present at 1.00 p.m. on 08th November 2022 at the Kurunegala. Date 20.10.2022
immediately after the closing time and authorised representatives of Procurement Division of Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation, No. 21, Meeraniya
Bidders could participate at the time. Street, Colombo 12.
4. Bids should be valid and stable at least 63 days from the closing date of receiving
U.L.R.M. Perera Bids. The Chairman Procurement Committee of SLSPC reserves the right to
Chairman, acknowledge or cancel the entire or part of the document.

Regional Procurement Committee, Chairman,

Wijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital, Procurement Committee
Seeduwa. 21, Meeraniya Street,
Colombo 12.
Telephone Nos : 011-2258862-64 Contact : 011-25921463 / 011 25235187
Fax No : 011-2258865 18.10.2022

PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF SRI LANKA

COLOMBO 10
HEALTH SERVICES PROCUREMENT NOTICE
NORTH CENTRAL PROVINCE Sealed Bids are invited from Contractors registered at ICTAD for performing the work mentioned below
at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka. Bid documents could be collected from the General Administrative
Office after paying a non-refundable Bid Form Fee of Rs. 4,000.00 to the Shroff's Division of National
INVITATION FOR BIDS Hospital of Sri Lanka from 9.00 a.m. on 20.10.2022 up to 3.00 p.m. on 08.11.2022.
Duly completed Bids should be enclosed in envelopes and sealed and marked with the name of the work
1. Sealed bids are invited under National Competitive Bidding Procedure by the Chairman, Procurement on the left-side of the envelope and sent by registered post to the address mentioned below to be received
Committee of the North Central Provincial Department of Health Services of the North Central Provincial before 10.00 a.m. on 09.11.2022 or may be inserted in the Tender Box kept at the Chief Accountant's Office.
Council from qualied and eligible bidders for the undermentioned construction works. Bids will be received immediately after closing of acceptance of Bids and the Contractors or their authorized
2. To be eligible for award of contract the successful bidders should not have been blacklisted and should representatives could be present on this occasion.
have fullled the ICTAD registration in the required grade for electrical construction eld.
Non
3. Interested bidders may obtain further details from the Chief Accountant, Provincial Department of Refundable
Estimated Refundable
Health Services, Bandaranayake Mawatha, Anuradhapura (025-222 3790) and the bid documents may Bid
No. Work Cost Grade Tender Remarks
be inspected after calling over at this institution. Security
(Rs. Cts.) Form Fee
(Rs. Cts.)
4. A complete set of bid documents in English language may be obtained by interested bidders on (Rs. Cts.)
submission of a letter of request between 9.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. until 09.11.2022 to the Office of the 01. Renovation of 13,876,129.00 Specialty : 209,000.00 4,000.00 Certificate from
Central Provincial Director of Health Services. Ward No. 52 Roof Building & Registrar of Public
(AC-1/34/2022) Electrical Contracts should
Source Required Value of Period Bid Grade : C6 be submitted where
Ser. Work Description and Estimated
of Minimum Bid Security of Document or above the estimated bid
No. Number Cost (Rs.)
Funding ICTAD Grade (Rs.) Contract Fee (Rs) & EM4 or exceeds
EM 03 or above Rs. 5,000,000/=
Improvement to the 150,000.00
14.3 above (Low when collecting
01 Electrical System at the PSSP (Valid for 75 days 3,500.00
million Voltage bid documents.
Kekirawa Base Hospital 119 days)
Construction)
Dr W.K. Wickramasinghe
5. Duly perfected bids in duplicate may either be sent by registered post addressed to “Chairman, Chairman, Procurement Committee,
Departmental Procurement Committee, Provincial Department of Health Services, North Central Province, National Hospital of Sri Lanka,
Anuradhapura” or deposited in the Tender Box maintained in the institution to receive before 11.00 a.m. Colombo 10.
on 10.11.2022. Late bids will be rejected and bids will be opened immediately after closing of bids in the
presence of the bidders or their representatives who are present at the time of opening of bids.
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@gmail.com SB174620 සමග ���� �ය�න.
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ඉම­දූව නග­ර­යෙ නුදුරු යක �හිත �ර. 9 1/ 2 ්ඕ­විෙ ටකාටොව සවනකරවොසගන �ැමි­ �ය�න. SB174458 5'3" �න �පයක අසා�ථක mail.com
003628 �� වත්ත. 0776095934 1995 - 11 කෘ� �� උස� වැදග� ප�
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සගොඩ නිව�ක උඩුම­ යක එවනන. නැතසහොත්
මාධා� ��යාව� ෙව� ෙදම ගා�ල, ෙබා� ෙගා� �ශ්‍රා�ක �වාහෙය� පැ���කා- ෙදමා
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உணெ்வ- வுள்ள 2 துண்டு நிலம்

- 077 7 278 948 - 011 2 129 347

யத்துடன் குடியிறுப்பு கண்டியில் அமைநதுள்ள வ�றறுள்ள SPA நி ள்ள. 0712 802529,
(மைல் ைாடி) முகப்�ாக கத்திறகு நி- 509137 9 , 0777 (265X2) உடைடி வி-
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438169, 0777 ல்மல 50 ககு கும்ற கும்ற- வகாள்ள ம்வண்டிய இல-
வசய்யுங்கள். 0777- ்வசதி உண்டு. ைணெல், 0777 717539, 076- 000/-
000/- உணெவு �ாைங்க
�ாைங்க- சமூக மசம்வயாளராை
282147. ்வாை்வராக இருத்தல் ககம் - 0777530326.

Tomlin Park Trade Complex, Space of around 135 sq. ft.

870899/ 001222 வசங்கல, 0685625. 007067 ள், தங்குமிடம் இல்வச
077- கிரமைட ம்வண்டும். மைலதிக தக- இல்வச- முஸ்லிம் ைாதுககு 005802
0031534 006786 களஞ்சியப்�டுத்து்வத- ்வத்தமளயில் அ மைநதி
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நிர்ைாணெத்தி
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மகயுதவியா தறகு ்வாழவுககுரிய
ம். வதா டர்பு - புஷ�ரா-
புஷ�ரா த்தில் துணி உற�த்தி 077 டுத்துக வகாள்ளலாம். jpUkz
டகள் ைறறும் மைசன் ்வ ச திகளுடன் சம்�ளம்
ஜா / 0 7 6 8221259 வசய்யப்�டும் கம்�னி கம்�னி-
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ககு து்வாய் ைறறும் சமையல் ம்வமல ைறறும் �ாஸ்ைார் மசம்வ வதர பிஸ்டுக மேரில் தனித்து்வம் ம�-
அல்லது அப்ரின் - மதம்வ. பிஸ்டுக-
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0774747967 அத்து- வ�டஷீட மதப்�தறகு வீடமட மகயுதவியாடகளுககு மள த் வதாடர்பு �டு ணெப்�டும். வதா. 074 இரண்டு ைாடி வீவடான்று
அத்து சுத்திகரிப்�த-
சுத்திகரிப்�த �டு- 2161347. விற�மைககு உண்டு.

Mixed Trade 1,130.00 120,000.00 2,400,000.00 20,000.00 Long Term

டன் உ ங்களது வ�யர் அனு�்வமுள்ள மதயல் றகாக வ�ண் ஊழியர் 2500/-- தங்குமிட ்வசதி-
2500/ த்து�்வர்களுககு ரூ�ா
்வசதி 23G1/ 4 தா�மர
ை றறும் வதாடர்பு வி�ர- வி�ர இயநதிர இயககுேர்கள் ஜா-எல ேகரில் வீடடி 10, 000/ - இறகாை 007127
வதஹி்வமள 162-B காலி வீடடி- கள். 077 5185625. 077 9975547, 071- ைா்வ த்மத, ோரம்ஹ-
ங்கமள அனுப்பி ம்வ ம்வ- (Machine Operators), றகு மதம்வ. வீடடில் மசம்வகக டடணெம் ்வழ ்வழ-
வீதிககு முகப்�ாக கண்டி யுங்கள். 006604 �யிறசி வ�றிவிரும்பு
வ�றிவிரும்பு- தங்கி ம்வமல வசய்்வ 007068 ங்க ப்�டும். SHAKYA 8653778 ேடசத்திர ன்பிடட வகாழும்பு -05.
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வ�ாப்பிறகு அடு
அடு- ம் மதயல் இயநதிர தறகு அல்லது காமல HERBAL SPA (PVT) தர ம்ஹாடடலுககு 077 5414791, 011
த்துள்ள மே�ன்ஸ் இயககுேர் (machine - ைாமல ்வருமக தரககூ Ltd இல. 21, ைாலம�, சிவில் உமடயில் �ா- 5104700. 007051
தரககூ-
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வகாடடா்வ, ை்ஹ ரகை, துகாப்பு அதிகாரிகள் கல்கி மசயில் காலி விஞ்ஞாைம், சிங்களம்.

Sangaraja Mawatha, Kandy adjoining Stall No. 14

திமசயில். மதம்வ. (Sub Con- நுமகவகாட, க டு்வல, உடைடியாக வீ திககு 150/ 200 ஆங்கிலம் கறபிககும்
0777 கீழ்ககாணும் இலகக இலகக- மசர்த்து-
307251, tract வகாடுககப்�ட தள்வதுகவகா ட. 070 க வகாள்ளப்�டு்வர். மீடடர் தூ ரத்தில் 7 51 ்வயது முஸ்லிம்
077 ங்கமள அமழயுங்கள் - 4404040. 006987
3048686. 006693 ைாடடாது). மதப்�தறகு உணெவு இல்வசம். ம� ர்ச்சர்ஸ் காணி வி- அழகாை ேறகுணெமு-
011-2236745, 077- கண்டி உறச்வப் வ�ாருடக
அனு�்வமுள்ள மதயல் வ�ாருடக- (12 ைணி மேரம்) , ற� மைககு காணியில் ள்ள ஆசிரியர் ேற�-
6607226 007069 ள் நிறு்வைத்திறகு சாரதி
இயநதிர இயககுே வீடடில்
இயககுே- சாரதி- இறகு 1750, 14 50 � மழ ய வீடும் உண்டு. ண்புள்ள ்வாழ்கமக-
ர்களுககு ஒரு ோள் த ங்கி வ�ண் எைது விலங்கு �ண்மணெ- �ண்மணெ கள் ைறறும் வதாழிலாள
வதாழிலாள- த்
வகாழும்பு 0 71- 077 துமணெவிமய
சம்�ளம் ரூ. 1500/ மோயாளி ஒரு்வமர யில் மசம்வககு ஆறு ர்கள் மதம்வ. தங்குமிட 5141889,
8653780 அலு்வல- எ திர்�ார்ககி்றார். 070-
முன்ைனி க ்வ னி த் து க வ க ா ள் ள ்வசதிகள் ்வழங்கப்�டும். 077 8779686, 077
கம்�னிககு - �யிறசி வ�றிவிரும்பு-
வ�றிவிரும்பு ம�ருககு உணெவு தயா- தயா கம் 071- 3155331/ 3 182158, 057-
jpUkz சநமதப்�டுத்தல் அதிகா
ரிகமள மசர்த்துகவகா
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மதம்வ. ்வயது 40 -
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071-7860747, 077-
6688425 006612 070 665 5331/
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்றேகர் - 45 ்வயதிறகுக
கீழ் சம்�ளம் கமி�ன்,
பு- ஒரு ோள் சம்�ளம் ரூ.
1200/-
1200/- தங்குமிட ்வசதி
55 இறகு இமடப்�டடஇமடப்�டட-
்வர் சம்�ளம். ம�சித்
ளுககு உத்வக
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விடயங்க-
விடயங்க வகாழும்பில் அ மைநது-
கூடிய ள்ள
மைநது
எரிவ�ாருள் நிரப்பு
நிமலயத்திறகு �யிறசி
8171053.
007118
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விடய
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DEPARTMENT OF BUDDHIST AFFAIRS

Selection of Basnayaka Nilames meetings relevant to the above matter
will be held, as stated below, under Section 8 of the
Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance No. 19 of 1931
Name of Devalaya Date and Time of Meeting Place where meetings are held
Nuwara-Eliya District

Morape Kataragama Devalaya 2.00 p.m. on 25th Novemmber 2022 Nuwara-Eliya District Secretariat Auditorium
Moneragala District

Kotabowa Kuda Kataragama 10.00 a.m. on 02nd December 2022 Moneragala District Secretariat Auditorium
Devalaya
Kurunegala District

Gonnawa Vishnu Devalaya 2.00 p.m. on 09th December, 2022 Kurunegala District Secretariat Auditorium
Kandy District

Sri Maha Natha Devalaya 2.00 p.m. on 16th December, 2022 Kandy District Secretariat Auditorium

2. Those aspiring to apply for the Basnayaka Nilame positions of the relevant Devales, should be
present at the scheduled times of the meetings and should be prepared to submit a Declaration
as proof of possessing the required qualifications as stated in Sections 14 and 40 of the Buddhist
Temporalities Ordinance. The relevant declaration forms can be obtained from either this office or
Buddhist Affairs Regional Offices at Kandy / Ratnapura / Kurunegala.
3. The applicants should be prepared to submit any other evidence apart from the ones submitted, if
the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs deems required in proof of the qualifications.
4. The person who will be elected to the Basnayaka Nilame position should place a cash deposit
before commencing duties of the post.
Sunanda Kariyapperuma
Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs
At the Department of Buddhist Affairs.
20.10.2022

GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA

TENDER NOTICE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

WELIKANDA PRADESHIYA SABHA ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Leasing-out of Assets for the Year - 2023
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Sealed tenders will be received by me, for the leasing out of the undermentioned Assets, for the year 2023, belonging to INVITATION FOR HIRING OF VEHICLES ON WET LEASE BASIS FOR
the Welikanda Pradeshiya Sabha.
EXTENSION OF SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY (FROM GODAGAMA TO
Tender applicants should be permanent residents withing the Polonnaruwa District
MATTALA) OF EXPRESSWAY OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND
Issuance of Tender Forms : From 20.10.2022 up to 10.00 a.m. on 03.11.2022 MANAGEMENT DIVISION FOR ONE YEAR PERIOD-2022/2023
Acceptance of Tenders : From 20.10.2022 up to 12.00 noon on 03.11.2022
CONTRACT NO: RDA/EOM&M/Beli/Pro/Bid/2022/74, 75 & 76
Opening of Tenders : At 12.00 noon on 03.11.2022 at the Welikanda Pradeshiya Sabha
Tender conditions and further details can be obtained either from the Office at Welikanda Pradeshiya Sabha, Welikanda,
1. The Chairman, Expressway Operations, Maintenance & Management Division’s Procurement
Polonnaruwa and Tel./Fax No. 027-2259095 or Email: welikandaps@gmail.com Committee, on behalf of the Road Development Authority (RDA), invites sealed bids from eligible
and qualified bidders for the above procurement under National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
SCHEDULE procedure.
01. Weekly Fair
2. The total requirement of the supply under the above procurement is as follows for the vehicles on
Tender Security Tender Form Fee Minimum Bid wet lease basis (with Driver and Fuel).
S/No. Place of Trading
(Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.)
Amount of
01 Senapura Weekly Fair 3,000.00 2,500.00 15,000.00 Vehicle Quantity Location Contract No.
Bid Security
02 Katuwanwila Weekly Fair 3,000.00 2,500.00 15,000.00 RDA/EOM&M/
Water Bowser (12,000L or
1 No. Angunakolapelessa Beli/Pro/ Rs. 40,000.00
03 Sevanapitiya eekly Fair 66,990.00 2,500.00 797,500.00 more, 1500km per month)
Bid/2022/74
04 Welikanda Weekly Fair 109,780.00 2,500.00 1,705,000.00 Truck (For Sign Board RDA/EOM&M/
Rs. 40,000.00
Transport, 2000km per 2 Nos. Angunakolapelessa Beli/Pro/
02. Public Toilets
for One Truck
month) Bid/2022/75
Tender Security Tender Form Fee Minimum Bid
RDA/EOM&M/
S/No. Place of Trading Tipper Truck (1 Cube,
(Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) 1 No. Angunakolapelessa Beli/Pro/ Rs. 45,000.00
2500km per month)
Bid/2022/76
01 Sevenapitiya Public Toilet 5,000.00 2,500.00 33,440.00
3. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security for each vehicle as given in the above table valid up
02 Welikanda Weekly Fair Public 3,000.00 2,500.00 6,050.00 to 09/03/2023. The Bid Security shall be in the form of an unconditional guarantee obtained from
Toilet
a reputed organization approved by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in favor of the Director General,
03 Welikanda Public Toilet 20,000.00 2,500.00 126,830.00 Road Development Authority, No. 216, “Maganeguma Mahamedura”, Denzil Kobbekaduwa
Mawatha, Battaramulla. Any bid not accompanied by a valid Bid Security will be rejected.
03. Meat Stalls 4. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested bidders from the office
Tender Security Tender Form Fee Minimum Bid of Director (EOM&M Division), Road Development Authority, Kahatagahahena, Walgama,
S/No. Place of Trading Bandaragama or Additional Director (EOM&M Division), Road Development Authority,
(Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.)
Kahawatta, Beliatta on submission of a written application until 09/11/2022 during 09:00 a.m.
01 Sevanapura Meat Stall 75,000.00 3,000.00 516,670.00
to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays except for mercantile holidays upon payment of a non-refundable fee of
02 Katuwanwila Meat Stall 75,000.00 3,000.00 537,845.00 Rs. 1,000.00 + 150 (VAT). The method of the payment for document fee shall be in cash. Bidding
documents may be inspected free of charge at the above offices during office hours.
A.M. Nimal Adhikari 5. Sealed Bids may be dispatched either by registered post or hand delivered to the Additional
Chairman, Director (EOM&M Division), Road Development Authority, Kahawatta, Beliatta. Bids will be
At the Office of the Welikanda Pradeshiya Sabha Welikanda Pradeshiya Sabha
closed at 2.30 pm on 10/11/2022. Late bids will not be accepted. Bids will be opened immediately
Date: 18.10.2022
after the closing of bids. Bidders or their authorized representatives will be allowed to be present at
the Bid Opening event.
6. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Procurement Section, Expressway
Operations, Maintenance & Management Division, Road Development Authority, Kahawatta,
Beliatta (Telephone: 047-2251892, 0766265264, 0763179185, Fax: 047-2251891, E-Mail: prcbeleom.
rda@gmail.com).

The Chairman,
Expressway Operations, Maintenance &
Management Division’s Procurement Committee,
Road Development Authority
20th October 2022

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LAND ACQUISITION ACT (CHAPTER 460) Invitation for Quotations

NOTICE UNDER SECTION 33 Galle Municipal Council
My Ref. No.: DS/VN/LA/2012-01 Last Date for Submission of Bids: 10th November 2022
Ministry of Lands Ref. No.: 4-3/8/2012/PC/138 Sealed bids are received up to 10.00 a.m. on 10th November 2022 for the works
mentioned below of the Galle Municipal Council. Bids will be opened at 10.30 a.m. on
The amount payable as initial amount of compensation for the acquisition the same day.
of land described in the schedule below has been deposited in the District
Required Validity of the
Court - Mallakam undermentioned case numbers. For further particulars, Description Bid Security
Experience Bid Security
please see the Gazette Extraordinary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka No. 2297/74 of 16.09.2022. 01. Supply and Installation Should not have Rs. 50,000.00 Should be valid CP QQ-5321 Bajaj,​
of Air Conditioners to less than five (05) for 90 days from 2008,​SP AAN-
the Town Hall of the years experience in 10.11.2022 0888 Bajaj,​ 2013,​
SCHEDULE Galle Municipal Council the relevant field WP QB-2520 Bajaj,​
Initial Amount File No. 2005,​ threewheel
Lot Numbers PO/2/2/2022/35 CP LI-7943 Tata for highest offer.
S.N. Case Number of Compensation
in PP ya 2764 1615,​ 2011,​ lorry Vallibel Finance
(Rupees) 02. Installation of a - Do - Rs. 25,000.00 Should be valid for highest offer. PLC,​No. 310,​Galle
Loudspeaker System in for 60 days from Vallibel Finance
1 02 L/938/21 1,000.00 Road,​Colombo 03.
Town Hall of the Galle 10.11.2022 PLC,​No. 310,​Galle Tel: 0711 210810.
2 03 L/939/21 1,000.00 Municipal Council Road,​Colombo 03.  062279
File No. Tel: 0714 542958. SG BIE-9754 Bajaj
3 06 L/940/21 1,000.00 PO/2/2/2022/36  062280
CT 100,​2019,​mo-
4 07 L/941/21 1,000.00 03. Supply and Fixing of - Do - Rs. 25,000.00 - Do - tor cycle for high-
Curtains to the Town est offer. Vallibel
5 08 L/942/21 1,000.00 Hall of the Galle Finance PLC,​No.
6 1,000.00 Municipal Council 310,​ Galle Road,​
File No. Colombo 03. Tel:
Total initial amount of compensation 6,000.00 PO/2/1/199/2022/B/T 0711 210810.062281
02. Procurement applications and further details may be obtained from the Finance
Divisional Secretariat, Divisional Secretary, Department of the Galle Municipal Council between 9.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. on
Valikamam North, Valikamam North, working days of the week from 20th October 2022 until 09th November 2022. Rs.
Tellipalai. Tellipalai. 2000.00 will be charged for Procurement Application Forms.
17.10.2022 03. When submitting the bids, a bid security to the value mentioned in the table above
should be attached to the bid and this amount may either be paid in cash and the
cash receipt or a bid security drawn in favour of Municipal Commissioner, Galle
Municipal Council obtained from a commercial bank registered with the Central
Chief Ministry Bank of Sri Lanka should be attached and submitted with the bid.
04. Name of the Work and the File Number should be clearly mentioned on the left-
Southern Province hand top corner of the envelope containing the bid. Bids should be submitted in
duplicate in separate covers marked as Original and Duplicate and both covers
Invitation for Bids should be reinserted in a single cover and may either be sent by registered post
Bids are invited from Suppliers for Supplies and Services mentioned below to the Southern Provincial addressed to “Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Council, Galle” or hand
Department of Ayurveda and for Institutions mentioned below belonging to this Department for the delivered to receive before 10.00 a.m. on 10th November 2022.
Year 2023. 05. Bidder or his authorized representative may be present at the time of opening of

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Details of Supplies and Services to be Details of Institutions for Supply of bids.
Supplied all Services 06. Decision of the General Council of the Galle Municipal Council is final.
Serial Serial
Name of Supply and Service Institution
No. No. Municipal Commissioner
Supply of 01 Ayurveda Hospital - Galle Galle Municipal Council
01 02 Ayurveda Hospital - Pitigala
Private Security Services 20.10.2022
03 Ayurveda Hospital - Aparekke
Supply of 04 Ayurveda Hospital - Welipitiya
02
Sanitary Services
05 Ayurveda Hospital - Waralla

03 Supply of Cooked Meals

06
07
Ayurveda Hospital - Beliatta
Ayurveda Hospital - Morayaya Department of Ayurveda – Sabaragamuwa Province
08 Ayurveda Hospital - Meegahajandura
04
Supply of Dry and
Raw Drugs
09 Ayurveda Hospital - Karaputugala Invitation of Bids for the Provision of Security Service, Sanitary Service,
10
11
Ayurveda Hospital - Ambalangoda
Ayurveda Hospital - Belpamulla
Washing of Soiled Linen and the Supply of Dry Firewood and Dry Drugs
05 Washing and Re-Supplying
of Soiled Linen 12 Drugs Manufactory - Beliatta for Year 2023
Only the Sanitary Service should be supplied to the Dept. of Ayurveda Bids are invited by the Chairman, Procurement Committee of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Department of
Ayurveda from citizens of Sri Lanka and institutions for the supply of above mentioned supplies and services
Details of Procurement Fees for year 2023 for the following Ayurveda hospitals of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Department of Ayurveda.
Refundable Non-Refundable
No. Details of Supplies Non Bid Value of
Deposit (Rs.) Form Fee (Rs.)
Supplies and Refundable Security Assets
01 Washing and re-supplying of soiled linen (for one 10,000.00 1000.00 Institutions
Institution) Services Bid Form Amount Certificate
02 Supply of Cooked Meals - for Galle / Aparekka / 100,000.00 5000.00
Fee (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.)
Beliatta / Waralla Hospitals (For one Institution) For Office of the Provincial Commissioner
03 Supply of Cooked Meals for other Hospitals 60,000.00 5000.00 of Ayurveda, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Pussella,
Provision of
(for one Institution) Rakwana, Warakapola, Embilipitiya,
01 Security 4,000.00 80,000.00 600,000.00
04 Supply of Private Security Services 150,000.00 6000.00 Walgama, Molligoda, Makuddala,
Services
(for all Institutions) Panawala,Medabedda, Malwatta Hospitals
05 Supply of Sanitary Services (for all Institutions) 150,000.00 6000.00 and Pinnawala Panchakarma Unit
06 Supply of Dry and Raw Drugs (for all Institutions) 150,000.00 6000.00 For Office of the Provincial Commissioner
General Conditions Provision of of Ayurveda, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Pussella,
01. All Supplies and Services should be valid from 01.01.2023 up to 31.12.2023 other than for Sanitary / Rakwana, Warakapola, Embilipitiya,
02 4,000.00 82,000.00 660,000.00
Supply of Sanitary Services. Supply of Sanitary Services should be valid from 01.02.2023 up to Cleaning Walgama, Molligoda, Makuddala,
31.01.2024. Services Panawala, Medabedda and Malwatta
02. Relevant Bid Forms for all Supplies and Services other than for washing and re-supply of Soiled Hospitals
Linen could be obtained during working days of the week from 20.10.2022 up to 08.11.2022 Drug
from 9.00 a.m. up to 3.00 p.m. from the Accounts Division of the Southern Provincial Chief Manufacturing For Ratnapura, Rakwana, Kegalle,
Ministry located on the 06th Floor, Dakshinapaya, Labuduwa, Galle. 1,500.00 6,000.00 20,000.00
and Supply of Panawala, Embilipitiya, Pussella,
03. Bid documents relevant to the Supply of Washing and re-supply of Soiled Linen could be
03 (For each (For each (For each
Dry Firewood Warakapola, Malwatta, Makuddala,
obtained during working days of the week from 20.10.2022 up to 08.11.2022 from 9.00 a.m. up institution) institution) institution)
for Cooking Molligoda, Medabedda Hospitals
to 3.00 p.m. from the Southern Provincial Department of Ayurveda located at Magalle, Galle. Food
Date and Supply of
Time of 04 Departmental Central Stores, Ratnapura 4,000.00 145,000.00 400,000.00
Dry Drugs
Closing of
Name of Supply Location of
Accepting Address for Submitting Bids
and Service Bid Opening For Ratnapura, Rakwana, Kegalle, 500.00 (For 1500.00
Bids and Washing of
05 Panawala, Embilipitiya, Pussella, each (For each -
Opening of Soiled Linen
Bids Malwatta, Makuddala, Walgama Hospitals institution) institution)
Supply of Dry and 09.11.2022
Raw Drugs At 10.30 a.m. If submitting by registered post, should 01. Bid forms may be obtained from the Office of the Provincial Commissioner of Ayurveda between
Supply of Cooked 09.11.2022 be addressed to "Chairman, Procurement Southern 9.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. on working days from 20.10.2022 until 13.11.2022.
Meals at 11.30 a.m. Committee, Southern Provincial Chief Provincial
Ministry, 5th Floor, Labuduwa, Galle" or Chief 02. Bid forms will be issued only to the contractors who submit the following documents.
Supply of Private 09.11.2022 should make arrangements to hand over Ministry
Security Services at 1.00 p.m. • National Identity Card
to the Accounts Division of the • Assets Certificate on Form General 170 with the attestation of the Divisional Secretary obtained on or
Supply of Sanitary 09.11.2022 Southern Provincial Chief Ministry
Services at 1.00 p.m. after 13.10.2022
if submitting by Registered Post, should • If the government approved societies intend to obtain bid forms they should submit the Certificate
Southern obtained from the relevant Divisional Secretary stating that the said society is situated within the
be addressed to "Chairman, Procurement
Provincial
Washing and Committee, Southern Provincial authority area and has the capability of continuously carrying out the work, if entrusted
09.11.2022 Department
Re-Supply of Soiled Department of Ayurveda, Magalle, Galle" • Receipt obtained from the Provincial Commissioner of Ayurveda upon payment of the abovementioned
at 2.00 p.m. of Ayurveda
Linen or should make arrangements to hand over bid form fee
Magalle,
to the Southern Provincial Department of
Galle 03. When submitting bids the bidders should carefully read the bid forms and then submit bids as required
Ayurveda
04. Duly completed Procurement Forms prepared according to relevant conditions in two copies as in the bid forms.
"Original" and "Duplicate" should be inserted in a single envelope marked with the name of 04. Sealed bids in duplicate may either be sent by registered post to the address given below or deposited in
the relevant work on the top left-hand corner of this envelope and submitted. The bidder or his the Departmental Tender Box to receive before 10.00 a.m. on 14.11.2022. Late bids will be rejected. Bids
authorized representative could participate on this occasion.
will be opened at 10.30 a.m. on the same day and the bidder or his representative may be present at the
05. The Ministry Procurement Committee retains the right of accepting or rejecting bid for all time of opening of bids.
Supplies and Services in entirety or a part of same other than the service for washing and re-
supplying of soiled linen. Further details could be obtained by contacting the Accountant of the Chairman
Southern Provincial Chief Ministry (On Telephone Nos. 091-4946610 / 091-4946611.
Specialist Dr. Douglas Pathirage
06. The Ayurveda Departmental Procurement Committee retains the right of accepting or rejecting Departmental Procurement Committee
Bids in entirety or a part of same relevant to the Bids for the Service of Washing and re-supply
of Soiled Linen. Further details could be obtained by contacting the Southern Provincial Provincial Department of Ayurveda - Sabaragamuwa
Department of Ayurveda. (Tel. Nos. 091-2234317 / 091-2222090 / 091-2222010). Bandaranayake Mawatha
Chryshantha W. Mahendra Ratnapura
Chairman, Ministry Procurement Committee
Southern Provincial Chief Ministry,
Tel. No. 045-2223147
5th Floor, Dakshinapaya, Labuduwa, Galle.
20.10.2022
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APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE UNDER NOTICE
SECTION 34 OF THE COMPANIES
ACT NO. 07 OF 2007 The General Public is hereby informed that the
Draft Budget Statement of the Uva Paranagama
In pursuance of Section 34 of the Companies Act No.07 of 2007
application has been made to the Registrar General of Companies for Pradeshiya Sabha for the Year 2023 is available at the
a licence directing an Association about to be formed under the name undermentioned locations and that arrangements
‘SURIYA FOUNDATION' to be registered as a company limited by
Guarantee without the addition of the word, “Limited” to its name. have been made for examining them.
The Primary objects for which the Association is proposed to be 1. Head Office of the Pradeshiya Sabha,
established are :
Ambagasdowa
i. To empower the lives of children and youth as mentally
retarded or physically disabled , the poor , the sick , the orphans 2. Public Library - Maspanna,
and the destitute and the provisions of relief to the needy in
times of disaster ; disadvantaged children , women and youth Ranhawadigama, Pannalawela, Kotawera,
by supporting the adoption and advancement of livelihood Ambagasdowa
development and social enterprise projects , programs and
initiatives . 3. Website : www.uva.paranagama.ps.gov.lk
ii. To carry on the business of conducting educational and social
programs, classes, seminars, for disabled children, women and
youth to improve their ability, quality and literacy in every
way and provide for the overall socio- economic well-being of
disadvantaged children, women and youth and their families .
iii. To establish a pool of experts and specialists to provide
research and development and high-quality training services,
consultancy services for special help needed children, Youth,
women and their families.
iv. To provide support for development of technical and social
skills and facilitate linkages for greater access to opportunities
SRI LANKA TRANSPORT
BOARD (SLTB)
for disadvantaged disabled children, women and youth and
their families.
v. To collaborate, affiliate and cooperate with other similar
organizations, institutes and private sector (foreign and local)
to further the objects of company.
Registration of Suppliers for the year - 2023
vi. To forge partnerships between public, private and non-profit
Applications will be received from prospective local
organizations operating within and outside Sri Lanka to achieve
aforesaid objects. manufacturers, reputed suppliers, contractors and registered
vii. To raise funds from legitimate sources and manage such garages for registration as suppliers of items and services
funds to promote the objects of the company, its partners and required for the SLTB Head Office, Regional Offices,
beneficiaries on public contributions, charities, grants payable Regional Workshops, Depots, Driver Training Schools
by the government or donations local and foreign, in carrying for the year 2023. For the purpose, applicants should
out its functions. register on line using the website: URL - https://sltb.lk/
viii. That not to engage in the business of primary and /or secondary supplyregistration. Registration of suppliers will be done
education
from 18.10.2022 to 18.11.2022.
Further details in Article of Association can be examined where kept
in 19/5, Race Course Road, Nuwara Eliya, Post Code 22200. ITEM NUMBERS AND DESCRIPTION
Notice is hereby given that any person objecting to this application
may make such objection within 21 days from this publication, by
I. Suitable Firms for the purchase of required vehicle
a letter addressed to the Registrar General of Companies, 400, D.R. spare parts for the SLTB buses stock
Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10. II. Purchase of goods and obtaining of (General)
services.
III. Provision of Civil Contract work and purchase of
goods.
IV. Supply of spare parts required for the light vehicles of
the SLTB and effecting repairs

Secretary - Procurement Committee,

Sri Lanka Transport Board,
No. 200, Kirula Road,
Colombo 05.

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 DN page 28
T
he United Nations
has devoted Sep-
tember 21 as a day
dedicated to
strengthening the
ideals of peace. The
day was first celebrated in 1981. By
tradition the UN rings the Peace
Bell at its headquarters in New York
on this day. This unique bell weigh-
ing 116 kilograms was gifted by the
UN Association of Japan in 1954 to
the United Nations. The bell has an
inscription which reads “Long live
absolute world peace”. This inscrip-
tion is a reminder to all countries of
the significance of genuine peace.
For decades so many nations have
been dragged into war. When peace-
ful negotiations failed it gave way to
bloody conflicts killing many sol-
diers and civilians. The tranquil
green fields and pristine beaches of
the earth became deadly minefields
which violently robbed human lives
and limbs. The earth was forced to
hear the deafening blast of artillery
shells and cluster bombs dropped
from the skies. The beauty of the
sunsets was marred by funerals and
weeping.
Martin Luther King was the
champion of civil rights in America
and he subsequently influenced the
world, appealing to all people afflict-
ed by injustice and discrimination.
Here is a summary of his famous
speech on November 11, 1964,
when he was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize. He proclaimed “Occa-
sionally in life there are those
moments of unutterable fulfillment
which cannot be completely
explained by words. Such is the
moment I am presently experienc-
ing. I experience this high and joy-
ous moment not for myself alone
but for those devotees of nonvio-
lence who have moved so coura-
geously against the ramparts of
racial injustice. Many of them are
young and cultured. Others are mid-
dle aged and middle class. But they
are all united in the quiet conviction
that it is better to suffer in dignity
than to accept segregation in humil-
iation. Modern man has brought
this whole world to an awe-inspir-
ing threshold of the future. He has
reached astonishing peaks of scien-
tific success. The richer we have
become materially, the poorer we
have become morally and spiritual-
ly”.
He continued to say “Every man
lives in two realms, the internal and
the external. The internal is that
realm of spiritual ends expressed in
art, literature, morals, and religion.
The external is that complex of
devices, techniques and mecha-
nisms by means of which we live.
Our problem today is that we have
allowed the internal to become lost
in the external. The first problem
that I like to mention is racial injus-
tice. The struggle to eliminate the
evil of racial injustice constitutes
one of the major struggles of our
time. But before we reach the
majestic shores of the Promised
Land, there is a frustrating wilder-
ness ahead. We must still face prodi-
gious hilltops of opposition and
gigantic mountains of resistance.
But with patient and firm determi-
WORLD HUNGER ON THE RISE AS U.S. DOLLAR SOARS
F
ood importers from
Africa to Asia are
scrambling for dol-
lars to pay their bills
as a surge in the US
currency drives pric-
es even higher for countries already
facing a historic global food crisis.
In Ghana, importers are warning
about shortages in the run up to
Christmas. Thousands of contain-
ers loaded with food recently piled
up at ports in Pakistan, while pri-
vate bakers in Egypt raised bread
prices after some flour mills ran
out of wheat because it was strand-
ed at customs.
Around the world, countries that
rely on food imports are grappling
with a destructive combination of
high interest rates, a soaring dollar
and elevated commodity prices,
eroding their power to pay for
goods that are typically priced in
the greenback. Dwindling foreign-
currency reserves in many cases
has reduced access to dollars, and
banks are slow in releasing pay-
ments.
“They cannot afford it, they can-
not pay for these commodities,”
said Alex Sanfeliu, world trading
head for crop giant Cargill Inc. “It’s
happening in many parts of the
world.”
The problem isn’t a new one for
many of the countries — nor is it
limited to agricultural commodities
— but the reduced purchasing
power and dollar shortages are
compounding wider strains across
global food systems following Rus-
sia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The International Monetary
Fund has warned of a catastrophe
at least as severe as the food emer-
gency in 2007-08, US Treasury Sec-
retary Janet Yellen called for more
food aid for the most vulnerable,
SUSTAINING
WORLD PEACE:
A GLOBAL
DUTY
The more you sweat
in peace, the less you bleed
in war.- Norman Schwarzkopf
nation we will press on until every
valley of despair is exalted to new
peaks of hope, until every mountain
of pride and irrationality is made
low by the leveling process of
humility and compassion; until the
rough places of injustice are trans-
formed into a smooth plane of
equality; and until the crooked plac-
Soaring US dollar leaves food piled
up in ports as world hunger grows
from Asia to Africa.
while the World Food Programme
says the globe is facing its largest
food crisis in modern history.
On the ground, many importers
are struggling with rising costs,
shrinking capital and difficulty in
obtaining dollars to ensure their
shipments are released from cus-
toms on time. That means cargoes
get stuck at ports or may even be
diverted to other destinations.
“There was always a historical
strain on making these payments,
but at the moment it’s unbearable
pressure,” said Tedd George, a con-
sultant specializing in Africa and
commodities markets.
In Ghana, where the cedi has lost
about 44% this year against the
dollar — making it the second-
worst-performing currency in the
world — there are already worries
about supplies ahead of Christmas.
“We think there is going to be a
shortage of some food items,” said
Samson Asaki Awingobit, Executive
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NEWS FEATURES
es of prejudice are transformed by
the process of wisdom”.
Millions of people across the
globe have been victims of racial
discrimination. Perhaps out of these
folk none suffered persecution as
much as the Jews, which led to 6
million being killed in a systematic
act of cultural and religious geno-
Around the world, countries that rely on food
imports are grappling with a destructive
combination of high interest rates, a soaring
dollar and elevated commodity prices, eroding
their power to pay for goods that are typically
priced in the greenback. Dwindling
foreign-currency reserves in many cases has
reduced access to dollars, and banks are
slow in releasing payments.
Secretary of Ghana’s Importers and
Exporters Association which
includes buyers of grains, flour and
rice. “The dollar is swallowing our
cedi and we are in a hopeless situa-
tion.”
To be sure, some countries may
be cushioned by their purchases in
other currencies like euros, while
energy-exporting nations will profit
Among those who
championed peace
Gandhi is perhaps
one of few who used
non-violence to
achieve the desired
goals for his people.
World history reveals
others who claimed to
fight for the liberation
of their people, in
many countries. Sadly
when these conflicts
ended without positive
results, people
realized that these
“freedom fighters”
had accumulated
wealth and homes in
other countries. The
cost of war is not only
the dead and
disabled. It strains a
nation’s economy and
tarnishes its moral
conscience.
cide by Adolf Hitler. Ethnic cleans-
ing has been successfully used by
humans against humans, in many
parts of the world. It continues to
happen to this very day. In this
backdrop some people are of the
opinion that the United Nations has
not acted according to its mandate
from overseas revenues. Global
food-commodity costs have also
fallen for six straight months, giv-
ing hopes for a relief to consum-
ers.
But the soaring dollar threatens
to erode some of that benefit,
according to Monika Tothova, an
economist at the United Nations’
Food and Agriculture Organisa-
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 0 , 2 0 2 2
UN Peacekeepers
in some theatres of conflict. They
allege that UN actions are influ-
enced by powerful countries, and
UN intervention was perhaps too
late in resolving misunderstandings
which blossomed into war, with mil-
lion dollar sales in arms and ammu-
nition.
Another champion of non-vio-
lence was Mahathma Gandhi. His
mission is captured in the words of
former Indian Prime Minister Shri
Atal Vajpayee when he stated “Gan-
dhi devoted his life for three main
causes. Two of them were largely
focused on India: Indian Independ-
ence from colonial rule and India’s
social transformation. But the ker-
nel of his life’s message was peace
and non-violence. This made
Mohandas Gandhi in to Mahathma
Gandhi. The immense moral force
and the unwavering consistency
with which he championed the
imperative of peace and non- vio-
lence, brought hope to mankind bat-
tered by war and conflict”.
Among those who championed
peace Gandhi is perhaps one of few
who used non-violence to achieve
the desired goals for his people.
World history reveals others who
claimed to fight for the liberation of
their people, in many countries.
Sadly when these conflicts ended
without positive results, people real-
ized that these “freedom fighters”
had accumulated wealth and homes
in other countries. The cost of war
is not only the dead and disabled. It
strains a nation’s economy and tar-
nishes its moral conscience. It
leaves behind soldiers and civilians
with long term symptoms like
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disor-
der).
Winston Churchill made his
famous “iron curtain” speech at Ful-
ton, Missouri in March 1946. He
declared “To give security to these
countless homes, they must be
shielded from the two giant maraud-
ers: war and tyranny. We all know
the frightful disturbances in which
the ordinary family is plunged when
the curse of war swoops down upon
tion, which sees this year’s global
food import bill at a record high.
The situation is still fragile. Con-
cerns are mounting anew over sup-
plies out of the Black Sea region as
the war in Ukraine escalates and
there are questions over the future
of the deal to ship grains out of
Ukrainian Ports. Weather shocks
have driven volatility in recent
months, stocks are low and soaring
fertilizer and energy prices are
boosting food production costs.
As the Federal Reserve continues
to tighten monetary policy, the dol-
lar’s strength versus currencies in
emerging and developing markets
will add to inflation and debt pres-
sures, the IMF said in its global
outlook this week.
In flood-ravaged Pakistan, Gov-
ernment moves to prevent foreign-
exchange outflows meant that con-
tainers holding food like chickpeas
and other pulses piled up at ports
last month, sending prices surging,
according to Muzzammil Rauf
Chappal, the Chairman of the Cere-
al Association of Pakistan.
the breadwinner and those for
whom he works. The awful ruin of
Europe, with all its vanished glo-
ries, and of large parts of Asia
glares us in the eyes. When the
designs of wicked men dissolve
over large areas of the frame of civi-
lized society, humble folk are con-
fronted with difficulties with which
they cannot cope. For them all is
distorted and all is broken. Our
supreme task and duty is to guard
the homes of the common people
from the horrors and miseries of
another war. ”.
Churchill’s dream could not be
sustained. Countries engaged in
war as the years rolled by. South
Africa’s iconic leader Nelson Man-
dela expressed his ideas on peace at
the Global Convention of Peace
(January 2004).
He said “Peace and non-violence
have not yet become the automatic
or predominant modes for living
with difference and diversity. Too
much of our planet is still
embroiled in destructive conflict,
strife and war. In almost every part
of the world human beings find rea-
sons to resort to force and violence
in addressing differences that we
surely should attempt to resolve
through negotiation, dialogue and
reason. Development and peace are
indivisible. Without peace and
international security, nations can-
not focus on the upliftment of the
underprivileged of their citizens.
Peace is not just the absence of con-
flict; peace is the creation of an
environment where all can flourish,
regardless of race, colour, creed,
religion, gender, class, caste, or any
other social markers of difference.
Religion, ethnicity, language, social
and cultural practices are elements
which enrich human civilization,
adding to the wealth of our diversi-
ty”.
As we commemorate World Peace
Day it’s imperative that we honestly
come together, to overcome this
pandemic and desire for true peace.
When we live in peace that is the
true manifestation of our humanity.
The situation eased after the
appointment of new finance minis-
ter who pledged to clear pending
transactions for businesses that
have been delayed because of a dol-
lar shortage in its interbank mar-
ket.
“The situation was quite danger-
ous,” said Chappal, whose company
is the country’s biggest private sec-
tor wheat importer. “We were
expecting the country to face a
serious grain crisis.”
In Egypt, one of the world’s top
wheat importers, shortages have
plagued private sector mills that
supply flour for bread that isn’t
part of the country’s subsidy pro-
gramme.
About 80% of millers have run
out of wheat and stopped opera-
tions as some 700,000 tons of grain
remain stuck at the country’s ports
since the start of last month,
according to the Chamber of Cereal
Industry. The supply ministry said
Wednesday it would provide wheat
and flour to private sector mills
and pasta factories.
Cargill’s Sanfeliu said he expects
global wheat trade flow to shrink
by as much as 6% in the upcoming
months, with corn and soybean
meal flows dropping by as much as
3%, as developing countries strug-
gle to pay for food and animal feed.
In Bangladesh, business conglom-
erate Meghna Group of Industries
may have to cut the amount of wheat
it had planned to import before the
war broke out amid at least a 20%
jump in wheat import costs due to
the stronger dollar, said Taslim Shah-
riar, the company’s procurement offi-
cial. “Currency fluctuations are cre-
ating huge losses for the company,”
said Shahriar. “We have never seen
this before.”
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