Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized the importance of building female leadership in today's society, stating that the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association possesses the ability to fulfill this need.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while addressing the Presidential Girl Guide Awards Ceremony, organized yesterday at the Temple Trees by the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association, which is part of the world's largest voluntary organization for women, according to the Prime Minister's Media Division.

At the ceremony, the Presidential Girl Guide Award, the highest honoring award a Girl Guide can receive, was presented to 301 girl guides, while the Prime Minister's Girl Guide Award was presented to...