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Notwithstanding the damage done by Covid-19 preventing travellers from visiting Sri Lanka, the exorbitant high airfares from Europe to the Island are contributing to bring the tourism sector to a near total collapse, said Social Scientist and tourism expert Dr. Dietmar Doering. He said the Asian German Sports Exchange Program (AGSEP) Research institute in a recent survey ....
Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC concluded the second season of the Caltex Havoline ‘Thegi Engima’ mega promotion which took place from February 1 to April 9, rewarding loyal consumers. The ‘Caltex Havoline Thegi Enigma Season 2’ consumer promotion sought to reward consumers who had purchased Havoline motorcycle oil products. The promotion ran islandwide covering over a span of ....
The Centre for Equality and Justice (CEJ) is implementing a project on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV).The project will focus on women from the Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim communities in the Puttalam, Kilinochchi and Polonnaruwa districts and will raise awareness on the barriers they encounter when accessing the criminal justice system while also suggesting possible ....
Move will eliminate 90 million plastic straws a year 27 June, 2021 Nestlé’s Milo brand has switched to paper straws for its Ready-to-Drink (RTD) variant. This makes it the first RTD beverage in Sri Lanka to offer consumers the more sustainable alternative of paper straws. The landmark move will enable the company to eliminate 90 million plastic straws a year, and makes the all-new Milo packaging 100% recyclable. This initiative is one of the many actions Nestlé is taking to reduce the impact of its packaging. A facility for recycling aseptic beverage cartons has been set up, supported by processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak and F&B industry leaders such as Nestlé. The plant will recycle Milo RTD and will benefit the entire aseptic beverage carton industry in Sri Lanka. Nestlé will leverage its existing schools waste management programme, which it conducts together with the Ministry of Education, Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and rele ....
27 June, 2021 The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus will submit proposals in writing to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on election law reforms to ensure 30-70 percent representation of women at the Parliamentary and Provincial levels within the electoral structure of the country. It will propose to ensure that the 25 percent quota for women candidates at the Local Government level remains unchanged and to add to the electoral rules that all political parties allocate 50 percent of the national list to women. These suggestions were proposed at the meeting held by the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus chaired by State Minister Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle recently. The Caucus had also discussed proposals to increase the representation of women in all Commissions and Boards and to provide leadership positions, committee positions, executive positions and committee membership within the hierarchy of the main party structure. ....