<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>All:  I have fallen behind in postings the last few days, so to catch up,<br></div>I am forwarding the "google alert" for the topic of 'language policy' to<br></div>you as is, and you can view the messages at your leisure.<br><br></div>HS<br><br>  <span style="color:rgb(38,38,38);font-size:22px">language policy</span> <div style="vertical-align:top;padding-top:6px;color:rgb(170,170,170);font-size:12px;line-height:16px"> <span>Daily update</span> <span style="padding:0px 4px">⋅</span> <a style="color:rgb(170,170,170);text-decoration:none"><span class=""><span class="">June 17, 2016</span></span></a> </div>        <span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(115,115,115)"> NEWS </span>         <a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://colombogazette.com/2016/06/16/undp-encouraged-by-emphasis-on-implementation-of-official-languages-policy/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzQ5NDk4MjUyNjE3NzQ2MjQ1NTIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFif4qwZ7VKgRmb0cDoiKXp3h4B7w" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <table style="display:inline;border-collapse:collapse" align="right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-left:18px"></td> <td style="padding: 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat; text-align: center; border: 1px solid rgb(228, 228, 228);" background="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRAK6UDcKLQCga7JWyM2Bzy6r3NOaCDSxFDfgKofkLESUCS3kRxA8G8epPNQH17H0gZwJr1gQav" height="100" valign="bottom" width="100">   <div style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.8px"> <div style="padding:3px 0px 4px 4px;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.5) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;width:96px">Colombo Gazette</div> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </a> <div>  <span style="padding:0px 6px 0px 0px"> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://colombogazette.com/2016/06/16/undp-encouraged-by-emphasis-on-implementation-of-official-languages-policy/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzQ5NDk4MjUyNjE3NzQ2MjQ1NTIaZTg4YjRlMWZjZmQyMWM0OTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFif4qwZ7VKgRmb0cDoiKXp3h4B7w" style="color:rgb(66,127,237);display:inline;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;line-height:20px" target="_blank"> <span>UNDP encouraged by emphasis on implementation of official <b>languages policy</b></span> </a> </span>  <div> <div style="padding:2px 0px 8px"> <div style="color:rgb(115,115,115);font-size:12px"> <a style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(115,115,115)"> <span>Colombo Gazette</span> </a> </div> <div style="color:rgb(37,37,37);padding:2px 0px 0px;font-size:12px;line-height:18px">Lab
 Officially Opened by Hon. Mano Ganesan and Ms Lovita Ramguttee (UNDP.. 
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 was decided that there was no need for a third language. ... that it 
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