Day: February 9, 2023

1960

Ceylon Gains Access to UN Security Council Sir Claude Corea is its first Ceylonese head For half a decade or so after it secured its independence from the British Empire, the Dominion of Ceylon –…

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1960

World’s First Female Head of Government She served as prime minister three times Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was by no means the only woman to be elected to high political office on a ‘sympathy vote,’…

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1958

Anti-Tamil Pogrom Sets Nation Ablaze The state language issue is deeply divisive A week is a long time in the life of a nation turning upon itself and fellow citizens. And the seven days between…

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CXO FORUM

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) launched its inaugural CxO Forum titled Unlocking 2023, on the 31st of January 2023 at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo

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WOMEN’S BUSINESS LEADERSHIP IN SRI LANKA

Positioning women’s business leadership at the forefront of Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, Women in Management (WIM) in collaboration with Women in Work

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LIMRA HOLDINGS

LIMRA Holdings Limited, a mid-sized local multinational company that has entered multiple international markets, has appointed Niroshan Jayasuriya to the

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GOODLIFE X AND SLTC

Sri Lanka’s leading innovation and development catalyst Good Life X (GLX) recently entered into a partnership with the Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC)

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1956

Ceylon Stands Tall at the United Nations A premier’s silver tongue earns encomia A country’s measure is not always the sum of its parts; nor is that nation’s standing proportionate to the power of its…

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1956

Sinhala Only Act Creates Divided Nation Language proves to be an ethnic flashpoint A single person’s ambition often spells peril for the people of a nation. But it may not be as simple as later…

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