In Brief

Eradication of dengue through awareness

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) launched its 'Eradication of Dengue through Awareness Campaign yesterday at the Town Hall.

House-to-house ward-to-ward and district-to-district awareness programs, cleaning up of drains, sharmadanas and an advertising campaign promoting awareness as many people are unaware of the breeding process of this deadly mosquito are part of the campaign.

The dengue fever epidemic continues unabated in Colombo especially in Colombo city's central and northern areas. The investigations conducted by the CMC's Public Health Department revealed that there is an increase of mosquito breeding places in and around the residences and institutions in the city.

Charitha Atak on May 17 at Tower Hall

The Internationally acclaimed actor Wilson Gunaratne's newest creation 'Charitha Atak' will go on boards at the Tower Hall on May 17 at 6.30 pm.

The cast includes Wilson Gunaratne (in eight different characters), Gamini Hettiarachchi, Keerthi Bandara, Harry Wimalasena, G. Chandrathilak, Premaratne Thennakoon, Kasun Chamara, Suresh Wettasinghe, Lanka Wijesiriwardane, Indunil Seyathgedara.

The play has been organised by Sri Lanka Ex-Naval Veteran Logisticians Association as a fund raiser project to implement the proposed welfare projects designed for the members and their families.

Meeting on Lankan migrant workers

A regional consultative meeting with the participation of the Heads of Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions and Diplomatic Officers attached to the Labour Sections of the Missions in the labour receiving countries will be held in Amman, Jordan from today to Tuesday. This meeting is organised jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare and the Ministry of External Affairs with the technical and financial support provided by the International Labour Organization and Swiss Agency for Development Corporation.

The meeting is convened under the guidance of Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Dilan Perera.

Lecture on Sinhala radio opera

A guest lecture on 'The Sinhala Radio Opera and the Indian Cultural Imagination' by Garret Field, a PhD Candidate in Ethnomusicology, Wesleyan University, USA will be held at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Department of Sinhala Auditorium, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo (entrance from Reid Avenue).

The lecture is organised by the newly-established Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies of the University.