In brief
Ven. Agalakada Sirisumana
thera’s book launch on May 4
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Two scholarly books on advanced Sinhala grammar and
literature Sinhala Wyakyana Sahithyaya and Wishuddhi Marga
Maha Sannaya written by Senior Lecturer of the University of
Colombo, Ven. Agalakada Sirisumana thera will be launched on
May 4 at 4 p.m., at the Dept. of National Archives
auditorium, Colombo 7. The main speaker will be Prof. Oliver
Abeynayake while Professors Ananda Thissa Kumara and Asanga
Thilakarathne will speak on Sinhala literature. |
Heart patient needs help
Eight-year-old Sanjeewa Kushantha Karunasagara of 113, Weligalla,
Kirinda, Gampola is suffering from an acute heart disease. Consultant
Paediatric Cardiologist of the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital,
Colombo, Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe has advised early surgery to save this
little boy's life.
The procedure could be performed free at the LRH but a Life Cell ASD
device had to be purchased in the open market which will cost around Rs.
200,000. His parents appeal to kind donors to help them with financial
assistance to save their son's life.
Donations could be remitted to People's Bank, Geli Oya branch A/C
491-209014050-0. Tel: 071-4614056.
Coronary patient needs help
Sixty two year unmarried inmate of an elder's home Ms. Asunta
Amarasekera is suffering from coronary artery disease and has been
recommended by consultant Cardiologist, Dr. Mohan Jayatilaka to undergo
PTCA and Stenting of RCA at the earliest.
The cost of the procedure (Coronary angioplasty) is around Rs.
300,000 which the patient cannot afford. She appeals to the generous
public for help and those willing to help may remit their contribution
to her A/c No. 8580024370 of Commercial Bank, Dehiwala.
3,500 civil staff made permanent in Army
Three-thousand five-hundred members of the civil staff serving in the
sphere of cooking, cleaning and minor-staff duties who hitherto remained
as casual labourers and employees in the Army received permanency in
their jobs with pension rights at Army Headquarters under the auspices
of Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya Commander of the Army.
Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya inaugurating the presentation
symbolically handed over letters of appointment to 25 of them prior to
the annual New Year celebrations at the Army Headquarters grounds on
Friday.
Nalini made eight calls to UK from her 'cell'
Tamil Nadu Law Minister Durai Murugan told the state assembly on
Friday that Nalini Murugan, serving a life term in the Vellore special
prison for women in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, had made eight
calls to the United Kingdom from the mobile found in her prison cell.
"The state police's Q branch is investigating the case. We have filed a
fresh case against Nalini for possessing an active mobile in jail. From
preliminary investigations, it has been revealed that Nalini spoke eight
times to UK, once to Sri Lanka and made 22 local calls, including five
to Chennai," Durai said.
The SIM card used is reported to have been bought from the
neighbouring twin town of Katpadi in March, 2009.
Jail authorities are baffled as the mobile charger has not been
recovered from Nalini. Some jail officials are suspected to have
connived with Nalini to help her charge the mobile.
Though Nalini has claimed through her lawyer that she is being framed
by the police, the Tamil Nadu Government investigation seems to be
making out a strong case against her.
Course for Treasury officials
by Prasanna Amaranayake
A two day Country Training Program for Treasury and other related
Government officials is in progress at Heritance Hotel, Ahungalle from
April 23 to 25.
The Tamasek Foundation Centre for Trade Negotiations (TFCTN) in
collaboration with the Department of Trade, Tariff and Investment Policy
of the General Treasury, Sri Lanka has arranged this event. Deputy
Director, Ministry of Finance, E.A. Rathnaseela said, there will be
about 40 participants.
This workshop is funded by the Domestic Foundation at a cost of
30,000 Singapore dollars. |
