Ten political parties urge Ranil to attend talks with President by Ravi Ladduwahetty Representatives of ten political parties in Sri Lanka yesterday exhorted Opposition and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to attend talks with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on the ongoing Constitutional reform process and the resolution of the ethnic crisis on a matter of utmost priority. The National Commission on Women ratified by the Women's Charter in 1993 will be presented in Parliament next month. A new scholarship scheme funded by the President's Fund, for GCE A'Level students who excel in academic and extra curricular activities, will be launched with the new batch of A'Level students this year. Tissa Abeysekara was launched at a ceremony held at the National Library Services and Documentation Board Auditorium yesterday with the participation of Minister of Special Assignments Dr. Sarath Amunugama and Media Advisor to the President, Sanath Gunatilleke.
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Dr. Harsha Kumara Navaratne on February 21 at the Japanese Embassy in Colombo. Workers hailed for helping Govt. The Department of Labour has initiated a novel concept to publicise the current position of child labour and all forms of child related activities in Sri Lanka, through a news bulletin published by the Labour Department under the supervision of Labour Department Statistics Division Deputy Director A. Kahanda. Dr. Harsha Kumara Navaratne on February 21 at the Japanese Embassy in Colombo. Sri Lanka participates at Prodexpo 2000 Prodexpo is the largest exhibition of food items held in Moscow annually.