By L.B. Senaratne in Kandy
The visiting UNESCO’s Director General Audrey Azoulay said that digitizing the country’s Ola Leaf books is essential and that UNESCO will provide support if required.
She made these remarks, on Wednesday morning during her visit to the "Ola Book" record room in the University of Peradeniya (UoP) 's new Library wing building.
She had meetings with UoP’s Vice Chancellor Professor M.D. Lamasawsa and Dr. Rasiah Maheswaran, the university's Chief Librarian.
During the inaugural speech, Prof. Rohitha Dissanayake conveyed her appreciation to Ms. Azoulay and UNESCO for safeguarding the historical value of the Old Leaf manuscripts by designating them as a World Heritage Document.
As a historian, Prof. Dissanayake added that it is a great honor to see the Mahawansa's historical significance recognized on a worldwide scale.
According to Professor Dissanayake, the National Library Services Board was essential to this project. For two years, a committed group of experts from the Board examined more than 100 temples nationwide in great detail to determine which Mahawansa copies were the most authentic.
Police say that the gunman who shot and killed alleged organised criminal Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias ’’Ganemulla Sanjeewa’’ inside the Hulftsdorp court complex this morning was disguised as a lawyer.
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has withdrawn from the proposed project to establish 484MW wind farms in Mannar and Pooneryn, Sri Lanka.
Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has called the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya to carry out a probe on the leak of an important document sent to CID.
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