High Commission raises funds for N-E schools
The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Malaysia recently organised a
musical and cultural show in Malaysia recently to raise funds for two
educational institutions and children in the Northern and Eastern
Provinces of the island. The money raised at the event themed 'I Help
Build a School' would go into upgrading Nageshwara Maha Vidyalaya in the
Kilinochchi district and Tanduwan Government Tamil School in Mullaitivu
district in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
The show was held in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Workers
Welfare Society and Sri Lankan expatriate community living in Malaysia,
the High Commission of Sri Lanka said in a statement. In his speech, Sri
Lanka's Acting High Commissioner to Malaysia Maj.Gen. Lalith Daulagala
commended Malaysians for their generosity.
"I have not come across more generous and charitable people than the
Malaysians. This is probably because we have many things in common -
history, culture, food and more significantly, generosity," he was
quoted as saying in the statement.
He said the common traits as well as the influence of Malaysians of
Sri Lankan origin enabled bilateral relations between the two countries
to grow from strength to strength.
The Organising Committee Chairman Dr. Chanaka Rajapakse thanked
Malaysian business conglomerates and personalities as well as donors for
supporting the charitable cause. Also present were Federation of
Malaysian Sri Lankan Organisations President Datuk S. Kulasegaran, Maxis
Bhd Joint Chief Operating Officer Suren Amarasekera and Axiata Group
Senior Vice-President Naushad Perera.
- Bernama
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