Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, during
his recent visit to Japan, held discussions with Japanese
“Tuna King” Kiyoshi Kimura Chairman of multinational trade
giant, Kiyo-mura Corporation.Minister Senaratne was welcomed
by Kimura in Tokyo. Sri Lankan Consular General for Japan
Sunil M. Gamage and Colombo National Hospital Acting
Director Specialist Dr. Sujatha Senaratne look on.
The ceremony to lay the foundation
stone for the proposed Mahindodaya Tech-nical Laboratory in
Kothalawala Pura Maha Vidyalaya, Rat-malana, sponsored by
Chairman of Val-libel Finance Dam-mika Perera and Monitoring
MP of the Ministry of Edu-cation Mohan Lal Grero was held
recently.The school will be equipped with an IT laboratory,
language and mathematic cen-tre and library.Minis-ter of
Education Bandula Gunaward-ane and Mohan Lal Grero laid the
foun-dation stones.Also present were Chief Minister, West-ern
Province Pras-sanna Ranathunga, Director of Educa-tion
(Western Prov-ince) Nalaka Ailap-peruma and Princi-pal
Kothalawalapura Maha Vidyalaya Major D.M.L.K. Dis-sanayake.
The Aziz Foundation
felicitated senior journalist, Chief Editor Thinakaran
newspaper, S. Thillainathan for his dedicated service to
journalism and awarded him the A. Aziz Memorial plaque
recently at a ceremony held at the All Ceylon Muslim League
youth Front office in Narahenpita, chaired by President, Sri
Lanka Muslim Media Forum N.M. Ameen. Here Justice Minister
Rauf Hakeem presents the award. Parliamentarian M.A.
Sumanthiran and President of the Foundation, Ashraff Aziz
were also present.
SLBC Chairman, Hudson
Samarasinghe, Director, Cmdr. Lionel Pinto and Actg. Chief
Engineer H.M. Jackson of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting
Corporation in discussions with SLBC engineers on the
Military Mountain in Yatiyantota, 5,000 feet above sea
level. The discussion was centred the installation of a
transmitter to further enhance the SLBC ‘reach’.
Technology and
Research Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and her husband
Provincial Council-lor, Kanchana Jayaratna were the chief
guests at the Yovun Bak Maha Ulela held at the Public
Grounds, Eheliyagoda, with Avurudu Kumari and the two
runners-up. Pic: nimal Wijayatunga, eheliyagoda Spl. Cor.
The Lake House
Maharagama Group Correspon-dent Thuduwage Sirisena was
felicitated by the Maharagama Urban Council for his
contributions to the development projects through his media
in 2011. Here Chairperson of Council Mrs. Kanthi Kodikara
presents the award to Sirisena. Deputy Chairman Sunil
Kodithuwakku and Councillor Nisantha Wimalachandra was also
present. Pic: Wehelle Piyathilaka, maharagama Spl. Cor
