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Jaswar & Dakshitha contest for FSL Presidency

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2 years ago

August 21, 2023

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Football Sri Lanka’s (FSL) former president Jaswar Umar and Anuradhapura Football League President Dakshitha Sumathipala have submitted nominations to contest for the post of FSL President.

The nominations were accepted at FSL Headquarters on Saturday (19)

Jaswar’s faction handed over nominations for 13 positions from 13 football leagues while Dakshitha’s faction handed over nominations for 13 positions from 7 football leagues.

The FSL election is scheduled to be held on September 29 and 69 football leagues across the country will have one vote each. After hearing the appeals related to nominations, the final list is to be made public on September 4.

After handing over the nominations, Umar said that he regrets that a few people have created an unnecessary competition when all parties that love football have come together.

“I will win by a large margin anyway. If we could have run unopposed, then we could have gotten the ban on football lifted very soon. If that happened, we could have been able to send the national football team unofficially to Qatar to prepare. When handing over nominations, 10 have been forwarded from 5 leagues. Anyone can understand that they are lying from the beginning. They will be defeated on the nomination day itself,” he said.

Dakshitha Sumathipala, President of Anuradhapura Football League, said that a team of high standard candidates has been forwarded under him.

“We have no personal interests. Nominations were handed over responsibly. To move forward as a country, we need the support of the government and international sponsors. We have the league’ support and the support of voters. Our team delegates the duties. The right person is given the right position. We follow a decentralised administration. I will show how to win,” he said.

Nomination list of candidates:

Jaswar faction:

President: Jaswar Umar (Sri Lanka Football Referees Association), Vice Presidents: Ranjith Rodrigo (Negombo League), Dr. Manil Fernando (Kalutara League), Dilshan Nagahawatte (Galle League), P. Karunathilake (Sri Lanka Navy League), Executive Committee Members: Abdul Gaffar (Mawanella League), Jagath de Silva (Nawalapitiya League), Saif Yusuf (Mercantile League), Abdul Manaff (Ampara League), A. Nagarajan (Vavuniya League), Indika Thenuwara (Matara League), M. Rizvi (Kinniya League), female member Deepika Kumari (Biyagama League).

Sumathipala faction:
President: Dakshitha Sumathipala (Anuradhapura League), Vice Presidents: T. I. Uduwara (Wattala League), G. P. Peiris (Dehiwala-Mt.Lavinia League), Jagath Rohana (Janasathu Sewa League), Rohitha Fernando (Wennappuwa League), female member Harshani Ariyanatha (Deniyaya League), Executive Committee Members: Nihal Perera (Wattala League), A.G. Sunil (Wennappuwa League), R.A. Tharanga (Deniyaya League), N.Dissanayaka (Sri Lanka School League), Leo Fernando (Polgahawela League), and Sudakar (Janasathu Sewa League).

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Major reforms planned for bus transport

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April 28, 2025

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Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, recently held a special discussion with officials from the National Transport Commission (NTC), the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), and the Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authorities across nine provinces. The meeting led to several key decisions aimed at modernizing and improving the country’s road passenger transport sector.

Among the major initiatives discussed were:

Immediate implementation of an integrated bus timetable for the Puttalam route.
Launch of a pilot project on Route 138, where all buses operate under a single association with profit-sharing arrangements.
Installation of GPS and CCTV systems in buses for improved monitoring and safety.
Development of an online ticket booking system in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Technology.
Introduction of random drug and alcohol testing for bus drivers.
Mandatory issuance of bus tickets through electronic ticketing machines (implementation phase in progress).
Formulation of specifications for buses used in passenger transport.
Mandatory seatbelt usage for bus drivers.
Identification of new roads/routes for the addition of new bus services.
Provision of WhatsApp numbers for passengers to report complaints about buses, with numbers prominently displayed inside buses.
Minister Rathnayake emphasized the need for swift action to implement these measures and instructed officials to continuously monitor and report on the progress of each initiative.

(dailynews.lk)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by dailynews.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Chongqing gears up for 25th Lijia International Intelligent Equipment expo

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April 28, 2025

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The international internet celebrity city of Chongqing in China will host a grand equipment manufacturing industry event – the 25th Lijia International Intelligent Equipment Exhibition 2025 next month.

The Expo will be held at the Chongqing International Expo Center from May 13th to 16th, 2025, attracting exhibitors and professional visitors from all over the world to discuss and showcase the latest technologies and products in the equipment manufacturing industry.

This exhibition, spanning across 100,000 sq. meters will bring together 1,400 globally renowned enterprises which will showcase their intelligent manufacturing equipment and technology, particularly the latest achievements, cutting-edge technologies, and high-end products in the fields of machine tools, industrial automation and robots, tool holders and measuring tools, sheet metal, die-casting casting, molds, rubber and plastic.

The 2025 Lijia Exhibition will also create multiple themed exhibition islands showcasing manufacturing powerhouses of China, which will comprehensively showcase solutions to industry pain points through on-site demonstrations, technical explanations, and physical displays.

In addition, the exhibition will also hold over 100 industry conferences and events. The main forum, “FIM-Future Intelligent Manufacturing Conference,” focuses on future factories, with the theme of AI+manufacturing. Industry experts are expected to provide suggestions and recommendations for manufacturing transformation.

Organizers point out that for global manufacturing enterprises, the expo is not only an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest technologies and products in China’s equipment manufacturing industry, but also also an important platform for gaining a deeper understanding of the Chinese market and expanding international cooperation. It will also open up opportunities to engage in in-depth exchanges and cooperation with Chinese counterparts, and to jointly promote the development and prosperity of the global equipment manufacturing industry.

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RW issues special statement after exiting CIABOC (Video)

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April 28, 2025

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Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has left the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) after providing a statement today (April 28).

Soon afterwards, he had also made a special statement in this regard.

(Video : VoiceTube)

(Previous news 2025 April 28 – 9.20.a.m.)

Ex-President Ranil to appear before CIABOC today

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (April 28) at 9.30 a.m.

He has been summoned to record a statement over the statement he had made on MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake.

Former President Wickremesinghe, who was initially summoned to the CIABOC on April 17 but requested a postponement. He had requested a date after April 27th to appear before CIABOC, citing that his lawyer Ronald Perera is currently abroad.

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