Month: February 2023
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Feb- 2023 -11 FebruaryMEDIA RELEASES
LIGHT A FUTURE
To support and inspire the future generation of Sri Lanka amidst the ongoing economic crisis, Diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate Sunshine Holdings recently
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11 FebruaryMEDIA RELEASES
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE 2023
The 7th International Conference on Climate Change 2023 (ICCC 2023), the latest edition of the event brings together leading global experts on climate-related
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11 FebruaryMEDIA RELEASES
WOMEN IN STEM
Did you know that globally women amount to only about a quarter of the workforce in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and that men vastly
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11 FebruaryUncategorized
1972
Sri Lanka Becomes a Socialist Republic New constitution ends Dominion of Ceylon After 443 years of colonisation, Ceylon shook off the shackles of empire in 1948. Then – from the year of its independence to…
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11 February
1971
Youth Insurgency Takes State by Surprise Violent strike before brutal reprisals A time of armed violence is always disruptive to a nation’s sense of stability. But a violent insurrection that’s planned and implemented by ideologically…
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10 FebruaryONLINE EXCLUSIVES
TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKES DEATH TOLL PASSES 20,000, WORSE THAN THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER
CBS News – FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more than three days after catastrophic…
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10 FebruaryUncategorized
1970
First Pilgrimage of a Pope to the Island Pontiff includes Ceylon in apostolic tour Ceylon’s Roman Catholic population – an estimated seven percent of the populace – has been an important demographic in the island’s…
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10 FebruaryUncategorized
1967
UN Secretary-General’s Visit to Sri Lanka U Thant embodies Asia’s UN aspirations Some leaders are born great or acquire greatness, thanks to their potentialities such as personal talents or political ties. And a rare few…
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10 FebruaryUncategorized
1965
Ceylon Establishes Permanent Mission to the UN Features in many United Nations agencies There was a sense in the early days of Ceylon’s interlocution with the UN that the newly independent island nation was not…
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10 FebruaryUncategorized
1962
The Coup D’Etat ’62 Ends in Disarray Disgruntled officer corps lead conspiracy In a multi-ethnic, multi-religious society, hidden tensions often simmer dangerously below the seemingly tranquil face of things. So to learn that the aborted…
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