In Brief

Cardiac patient appeals for help

Twenty-seven-year-old D.C.J. Fernando has recurrent palpitations due to Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Ventricular Tachycardia.

Consultant Cardiologist of the National Hospital Dr. Asunga Dunuwille recommends early percutaneous surgical Cardiac RF ablation. The procedure could be performed at Asiri Surgical Hospital.

The approximate cost is Rs. 225,000 (two hundred and twenty five thousand rupees and his mother appeals to the generous public to help them out in this worthy cause.

Contributions may be remitted to A/C No. 8180019622 of Commercial bank, Maharagama Branch.

Eighty-three graduate chemists pass out

A further 83 Graduate Chemists have passed out from the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon bringing the overall total produced by the College of Chemical Sciences over the past 30 years to over 900. The Institute thus continues since 1996, to be the largest single producer of Graduate Chemists in Sri Lanka now producing over 40 percent of all the special degree level Graduate Chemists in Sri Lanka.

This includes several students who are concurrently following degree level courses within the Sri Lankan University system in various fields but who have passed out as Graduate Chemists from the College much earlier than they could from the Universities. Graduate Chemists continue to be in high demand and have secured employment and or register for post-graduate degrees both locally and globally.

The Graduate Chemists would be conferred their Graduate Chemist status at the ninth convocation of the College at the Waters Edge on Thursday, February 21 with Consultant Agronomist to the World Bank, FAO and IFAD and President of the National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka Dr Kingsley de Alwis delivering the Convocation Address as Chief Guest.

Dr de Alwis, a Special Degree Graduate in Chemistry from the University of Ceylon holds a Doctorate in Soil Sciences from the University of Alberta in Canada has had an extensive record of service in Sri Lanka and internationally. He was recently elected President-elect of the Science Council of Asia.

Meelad-un-Nabi celebrations 2013

The Da'wa and religious committee of the Moor's Islamic Cultural Home has organised the annual Hifl, calligraphy and oratorical contest in connection with the Meeland-un-Nabi celebrations this year too.

The competitions are as follows.

Calligraphy and Hifl on Saturday, January 19, 2013, oratory on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Pasha Villa, 115, Dematagoda Road, Colombo 9.

The closing date for applications for the contest is Monday, January 7, 2013.

Krishnamurti talk

A recorded public talk on "What is it that dies?" delivered by the late Indian sage J. Krishnamurti will be replayed at Anula Nursery School Hall, High Level Road, Colombo 6 today at 9.45 a.m.

It is organised by the Krishnamurti Centre, Sri Lanka Inc.

Sugeetha Swara Dehena on Jan 5

Sugeetha Swara Dehena, a musical extravaganza with renderings by Dr. Victor Ratnayake, Visharada Amarasiri Peiris and Visharada Deepika Priyadarshani will be held on January 5 at 6.30 pm at the Bishop's College auditorium. It is organised by the '78-'82 B.Com Alumni Association of the Kelaniya University.