In Brief

Kidney wanted

T. Sivakumaran (37) is suffering from end stage renal failure and specialists at the Nephrology and Transplant Unit of the National Hospital have recommended a live kidney transplant as an urgent measure.

His blood group is B Positive and is in need of a kidney from a person whose blood group is 'B' or 'O'. Kind donors willing to donate a kidney may contact 077-0849560.

Int'l award for State Engineering Corp

The Sri Lanka State Engineering Corporation has been awarded the International Star for Leadership in Quality by the Spain-based Business Initiative Direction (BID)

The awards ceremony will be held on June 24 and 25 in Paris. Over 74 countries will participate in the ceremony.

The BID was set up in Spain in 1973 by Jos Priyoto who introduced the QC 100 concept in quality control.

The Engineering Corporation was selected for the award due to its high quality construction work. L.S. A.W.

Seminar on 'Tourism'

The next in the series of 'Pravanatha' Seminars being jointly held by the Department of Government Information and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, (SLFI) will be held under the theme 'Sri Lanka Tourism Development: Prospects and Challenges' on Tuesday at the SLFI from 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.Senior Lecturer of the Department of Economics of the University of Colombo Dr. Suranga Silva will deliver a lecture on 'Tourism industry's contribution and challenges for Sri Lanka's socio-economic development' while Director General of the Sri Lanka Tourist Board Vipula Wanigasekara will speak on 'Strategies for the development of the tourist industry'.The seminar is open for the public.

Training session for teachers

A one-day seminar for Bambalapitiya Muslim Ladies College teachers under the theme 'Paradigm shift in teachers' will be held at Hotel Ramada from 8.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. today, chaired by College Principal Dr. Hajarjahan Mansoor. The seminar will be opened by Western Province Education Director N. Ahilapperuma.