Sri Lanka hosts Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly for first time

Lankadeepa, Ada Derana and Newswire report that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presided over the opening of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s 63rd General Assembly in Colombo. Lankadeepa dates the ceremony to the first day of the month, while Newswire describes it as taking place that morning.

Newswire reports that Sri Lanka is hosting the ABU General Assembly and associated meetings for the first time. The reports identify the gathering as the union’s 63rd assembly, but provide no further details about its programme or the participating delegations.

WhatNews reports that the government decided to provide MTV Private Limited, part of the Sirasa media network, with Rs 104,603,876 to host the assembly in Sri Lanka, and says the matter was taken to Cabinet for a decision. Newswire separately reports that Sri Lanka Tourism has outlined the expected promotional benefits of hosting and estimates the promotional value at Rs 250 million.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.