Category: World Service
Date: 17.06.2005
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主播大秀 Sinhala Service's popular website - bbcsinhala.com - is launching a question-and-answer session with Sri Lanka's Prime Minister.
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In a project which will last for a month, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse will answer users' questions concerning the country.
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Head of 主播大秀 Sinhala, Priyath Liyanage, said: "It is for the first time that bbcsinhala.com offers such a forum for visitors to the site.
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"We hope users of bbcsinhala.com in Sri Lanka, in the region and across the world will welcome the opportunity to address the issues that matter to them."
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Notes to Editors
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主播大秀 World Service broadcasts programmes around the world in 43 languages and is available on radio and online.
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It has a global audience of 149 million listeners.
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主播大秀 World Service is available globally on short wave; on FM in 144 cities; and selected programmes are carried on around 2,000 FM and MW radio stations around the world.
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The 主播大秀 World Service websites receive more than 330 million page impressions every month.
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主播大秀 Sinhala - 主播大秀 Sandeshaya broadcasts in short wave, and on FM and medium wave frequencies through the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation Commercial Service.
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The programmes are enhanced by contributions from many reporters from different corners of Sri Lanka, and expatriate analysts from the Sri Lankan diaspora around the world.
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The wealth of material generated by 主播大秀 staff all over the world on international affairs is presented for the benefit of the Sinhala listeners everywhere.
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The service's popular site, bbcsinhala.com, offers news and current affairs, in text and audio.
