In Brief

'RCDA Nite 2016' on Oct.8

RCDA Nite 2016', organised by the Royal College Doctors' Association will be held on Saturday, October 8 at the Grand Ballroom, Galadari Hotel from 7.00 p.m.

'RCDA Nite', a night to remember, will be full of fun and entertainment with a band in attendance. The event is co-ordinated by Dr.Sapumal Illaggala (0773417814).

Krishnamurti talk

A recorded public talk on 'Is it possible to live in peace?' by the late Indian sage, Jiddu Krishnamurti will be replayed at the Study Centre, Beddagana, Duwa Road, Kotte today, October 2 at 10.30 a.m.

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

 COSLAM to observe Hari Bahasa Melayu

Conference of Sri Lankan Malays (COSLAM) for the 10th year in succession made arrangements to observe Hari Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language Day) on 8th January 2017, in an effort to encourage and popularize the use of the language amongst Malays and other interested persons in Sri Lanka. COSLAM has organised competitions in the Malay language, essay writing and oratory, for the age groups of under 12, under 15, under 17, under 21 and open categories.

The competition dates have been scheduled as follows: Hambantota - Sunday, Oct.9 at Al Akhbar MMV, Malay Colony Ambalantota at 10 a.m. and at Zahira National College at 1.30 p.m.

Kandy - Sunday Oct.16 at YMMA Building, Rajapihilla Mawatha at 10 a.m.

Akbar Town - Sunday Oct.23 at Zahira Maha Vidyalaya, Wijeyaba Mawatha, Akbar Town, Hunupitiya at 10 a.m.

Colombo - Sunday Nov.6 at Zahira College, Colombo 10 at 10 a.m.

Roar.lk expands into Bangladesh

Roar.lk, Sri Lanka's new media platform, recently launched its Bengali edition, Roar Bangladesh. This addition is the first step in the platform's goal to expand into the South Asian region, providing the same engaging content as it has come to be recognised for in Sri Lanka.

Roar Bangladesh was launched in August this year, with a small team of Bangladesh-based editors and writers. The platform publishes articles related to arts, culture and lifestyle, in the Bengali language. Bangladesh is home to 20 million Internet users, a number that continues to grow and is almost four times more than the number of Internet users in Sri Lanka. Roar Bangladesh has already amassed over 50,000 followers on its Facebook page, in the six weeks since its launch. With its fast growing following, 'Roar Bangladesh' shows promising signs of developing into a go-to content platform in Bangladesh, as well as the potential of a homegrown media platform to become recognized internationally," says Mustafa Kassim, Founder/CEO of Roar.lk.

Roar.lk was launched in 2014, as a platform for 'quintessentially Sri Lankan' social content. However, in the last year, the platform has seen immense growth, moving from light-hearted content to a more hard-hitting, thought-provoking take on current affairs in its main section. This year, it also launched Roar Tech, Roar Life and Roar Sinhala, to provide variety in content and reach a broader audience.