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80 SL women stranded in Dubai!

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11 months ago

October 24, 2022

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Eighty Sri Lankan women who left for work in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through various foreign employment agencies are stranded in Dubai, the Sri Lankan Embassy has informed the Bureau of Women and Children Affairs.

Fifty of them are currently living at the Sri Lankan Consulate General Office in Dubai while the rest have been located at a separate house, Consular General Nalinda Wijeratne said.

It was reported that most of these women have left for the UAE on tourist visas.

Meanwhile, State Minister for Women and Child Affairs Geetha Kumarasinghe said recently that the Ministry will work together with the Sri Lankan Consulate in Dubai to bring the stranded women back to Sri Lanka as soon as possible.

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Date announced for Grade 05 scholarship exam

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9 hours ago

October 3, 2023

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The 2023 Grade 05 scholarship exam will be held on 15 October, the Department of Examinations says.

Accordingly, the exam will be held at 2,888 centres across the country, Commissioner General of Examinations – H. J. M. Amith Jayasundara said.

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Nadeesha wins Silver at Asian Games

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10 hours ago

October 3, 2023

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Nadeesha Dilhani Lekamge has won the silver medal in the women’s javelin throw event at the 2023 Asian Games currently being held in Hangzhou, China.

She won the silver with an impressive throw of 61.57m which is also her personal best.

India’s Annu Rani won the gold medal in the event while China’s Lyu Huihui won the bronze medal.

This is the first athletics medal for Sri Lanka at the Asian Games in 17 years and only the second medal for the island nation so far this year.

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Fish processing unit at Oluwil to be leased

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10 hours ago

October 3, 2023

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The cabinet has previously given approval to reactivate the unused fish processing plant in the Oluwil fishing port premises and provide facilities to the TES (Private) Company Limited to run fish processing activities.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Fisheries to lease the fish processing unit located in the Oluwil Ports Complex to TES (Private) Company Limited for a period of 10 years subject to the relevant rent being charged monthly, as recommended by the Cabinet Appointed Negotiation Committee.