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By Rathindra Kuruwita The Joint Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine yesterday warned that they too would be compelled to take union action from 06 July 2021 unless the Health Ministry took action to redress their grievances. The Joint Council had earlier held discussions with Ministry officials over 14 demands. “However, the Ministry has done nothing to solve our longstanding problems. Instead of addressing the issues, Ministry officials are trying to win over some members of our unions to their side. They are also partial to some health sector trade unions. While they are give...

The damage caused by the MV X-Press Pearl disaster could have been averted if the Captain of the ship had informed Sri Lankan authorities of the real situation on board the vessel before it reached Colombo Port, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday. He made the observation at an event at Apeksha Cancer Hospital in Maharagama “The Colombo Port is one of the best ports in the region. I am sure we could have dealt with the incident better if we had been informed of the real situation on board,” he said. Minister Amaraweera said action would be taken to ensure that a similar...

SL assures EU to change terror law to win GSP export facility   Fri, Jul 02 2021 08:29:50 AM By Susitha Fernando Colombo, Jul 2 (IANS): Amidst the fear of losing the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) trade preferential access to European markets, Sri Lanka informed the European Union (EU) that it was ready to amend the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), the highly criticised law which was used to arrest a large number of Tamil political prisoners and detained them extensively during and after the ethnic war against Tamil separatists in the northern part of the isla...

Search Online Training for the Periodic Reporting Exercise in Asia and the Pacific: Question & Answer Session Section II 11 March 2021 The World Heritage Centre is organising a series of online training sessions to accompany States Parties in Asia and the Pacific as they carry out the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting. This session is a dedicated  Question & Answer Session for Section II of the questionnare with a focus on the following: Answering specific questions on chapters or questions Addressing any concerns regarding the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting so far Other inputs and...

Search 25 February 2021 © UNESCO The World Heritage Centre is organising a series of online training sessions to accompany States Parties in Asia and the Pacific as they carry out the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting. This session is dedicated to Management Plans & Impact Assessments and focus on the following: Reporting on Management Plans and Impact Assessments in the Periodic Reporting questionnaire, Requirements for Management Plans under the 1972 Convention, Management documents for different types of heritage, Integrating Management Plans with other management documents, W...