In Brief
Hamza, the only Sri Lankan in CBF Organising Committee
Abdul Quadir Hamza will be the only Sri Lankan national who will be
in Sri Lanka as a member of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth
Business Forum (CBF), to be held from November 12 to 14 in Colombo.
Twenty-five-year-old Hamza, and old Boy of S.Thomas’ College, Mount
Lavinia, moved to the UK for higher studies, after completing his GCE
O/L examinations. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management
from Queen Mary University of London and serves as senior account
manager for the Commonwealth business council in London.
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Lake House staffer appeals for O+ kidney
Lake House staffer S.L.D. Kingsley Lal of No. 312, Attygalle,
Hanwella, is at End Stage renal failure.
Consultant Nephrologist Dr. A.L.M. Nazar has recommended urgent
kidney transplant, followed by regular dialysis treatment.
Kingsley Lal appeals a kind donor who is willing to donate a ‘O’
positive kidney to contact him on: 011-3156037 or on mobile 071-8037909
or 077-2806874.
Further treatment, drugs and investigations may be heavy and since he
is unable to afford, appeals to the generous public to assist his cause
by sending financial contributions to A/c No. 229-2-002-6-0008762 of the
People’s Bank, Hanwella.
Leukaemia
A.S. Gaffoor a father of four, appeals for financial assistance for
the medical treatment of his eight-year-old daughter Rikasa who is
suffering from leukaemia. The child lost her mother an year ago. The
treatment is available at Meenatchy Mission Hospital Madurai, India and
the cost is estimated at Rs. 250,000.
The father who is a three-wheeler driver cannot afford the cost and
hence appeals to kind hearted benefactors for assistance. Bank of
Ceylon, Nuraichcholai, A/C No. 71449879. Please contact: 0723584862.
O – ve kidney
W.A. Nawasiri (55), of No. 28, Beddagana Rd, Pitakotte is suffering
from acute kidney disorder and the Consultant Nephrologist, Dr. C.A.
Herath of the Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital has recommended immediate
kidney transplant.
A donor with O-kidney could help save his life.
Please contact him on: 0718293531 or at his address.
Room for more inmates at OMI retreat house
The Senior Citizens' Home at the OMI retreat house and farm in
Andiambalama, Katunayake can accommodate a few more inmates, said the
House Manager Shirley Fernando.
The house is run by the Holy Trinity Community of the Catholic
Charismatic Renewal Movement.
Rev. Fr. Tissa Balasuriya donated the ancestral property and home at
Andiambalama to the OMI congregation.
Future belongs to the youth - He Junke
by Wehelle Piyathilake, Maharagama Special Cor.
The Chairman of all China Youth Federation He Junke said at the youth
parliament at Sri Lanka youth centre Maharagama that the divide and rule
and the divide and work for the future of the world concept was ended
with the 2nd world war.
Then the imperialism was at the highest peak. With the death of the
imperialism the concept of maxism, socialism and communism emerged in
the world. Nationalism, Language differences and individualism are the
microbes of the future golden era of the world. |