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Awards ceremony
Sarath Malalasekera
The Diploma in Commercial Arbitration awards ceremony will be held
today, at the Committee Room E of the BMICH at 4 p.m.
Deshamanya Charith P. de Silva will be the Chief Guest.
The guest of honour will be Supreme Court Judge, Justice Saleem
Marsoof PC.
The fourth Diploma in Commercial Arbitration was conducted by the
Institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice (ICLP).
Attorney at Law Harshini de Fonseka topped the batch with a distinction
and won the S.S. Wijeratne award for 2007/2008.
K.C. Kamalasabeyson scholarship holder W.B. Anne Dinusha Fernando
secured a merit pass.
Devotional Songs
A musical show of Islamic Devotional Songs by famous singer and
Rupavahini and SLBC artiste Kalaikkamal Jamaldeen Mahudhoom will be held
at the Jubilee Hall, Hyde Park Corner, Colombo 2 tomorrow at 6.45 p.m.
These devotional songs will consist of gazzals, songs on Quthbul Hind
Ajmeer Khaja Rahmathullahi Alaihi.
This singer has staged musical shows in Switzerland, London and India
during his 29 year career in this field. He has also produced CDs.
Invitations can be obtained from the Dewatagaha Sheikh Usman
Voliullah Dharga Sheriff Office, Colombo 7.
He needs your help
M.M. Fareed a father of four, of No. 210/22/1, Siridhamma Mawatha,
Colombo is suffering from a kidney ailment and has been recommended an
urgent kidney surgery which is estimated to cost Rs. 800,000.
He says he is not in a position to foot this bill due to his present
economic plight and seeks public assistance.
All contributions should be remitted to A/C No. 8163021 of Bank of
Ceylon, Dematagoda, Colombo 09.
Kalutara city to get facelift
Mohammed Naalir
The Kalutara city will undergo accelerated development utilising
technologies and be brought on par with the Colombo city, Construction
and Engineering Services Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.
Under the accelerated Kalutara development project, the Kalutara
sacred area will be developed while residential apartments, a luxury
shopping complex, a Court complex, a police station, a bus halt, a
hotel, hospital complex and a playground will also be constructed in the
Kalutara city using the modern technologies at a cost of Rs. 4,000
million, Minister Senaratne added.
Meanwhile a development plan has been drawn to expedite the project
construction under the direction of Minister Rajitha Senaratne and the
senior officials of State Engineering Corporation and other relevant
Government bodies.
The Kalutara district a rapidly developing city next to Colombo but
structures constructed without proper planning has damaged its beauty.
AGM
The AGM of Subhadrarama Pirivena, Gangodawila, Nugegoda will be held
on Saturday, July 12, at 2.30 p.m. at the Subhadrarama Pirivena Main
Hall, Chief Secretary, General Committee and Director, National
Education Centre, Maharagama Ven. Dr. Mabulgoda Sumanarathana Thera
said.
Ven. Dr. Thera kindly request all lay and clergy members of the
Privena to be present for the General Meeting.
Sign-Along as fundraiser
The Past Pupils Association of St. Joseph's Convent, Kegalle, Colombo
branch which held its inaugural meeting on July 12, 1986 has organised a
Sing-Along to collect funds to help the Home for the Elders at Ranwella,
Kegalle and the creche which is run by the Sisters of Charity of St.
Joseph's Convent, Kegalle.
The Sing-Along will be held on Saturday, July 12 from 7 p.m. onwards
at the BMICH Banquet Hall. Entrance will be by a Song Book. Please call
0112713915 or 0112116272 for details.
People's summit
The 7th People's Summit organised by South Asia Partnership
International (SAPI) in collaboration with South Asia Partnership Sri
Lanka on the theme of Women in Democratic Governance with special
emphasis on violence against women in politics will be held on July 16
at Hotel Trans Asia, Colombo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The chief guest will
be Minister of Housing and Common Amenities Ferial Ashraff.
Prize-giving
The Masjidul Muneer Maal Madarasa of Keselwatte has organised their
25th anniversary and 16th prize-giving on July 13 at 9.00 a.m. at the
Pradeepa Hall, Gunesinghepura, Colombo 12.
National artist award winners
The Purawalar Puththaka Poonga has organised a reception for the 2008
National Artist Award winners S. Karunarathna and Kalabooshana
Kalaichelwan on July 13 at 4.30 p.m. at the Queens Cafe, Mount Lavinia.
Annual prize giving
The annual prize-giving of S. Thomas' College Mount Lavinia, will be
held on July 18 at the College Hall from 4 p.m. Dr. Palitha Kohona will
be the chief guest.
Lectures
Amarendra Narayan Lal and Roy Biswas from Vivekananda Kendra, Yoga
University, Bangalore will deliver a lecture on "Yoga as alternative
therapy for various ailments" on Tuesday, July 15 at 6 p.m. at the
Indian Cultural Centre, 133, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 04.
Srilal Perera, a past pupil of the Chitrasena Kalayathanaya will
deliver a lecture on "Indo-Lanka relations in the Gam-Madu rituals of
Pattini amma" on Friday, July 18 at 6 p.m. at the Indian Cultural
Centre, 133, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 04.
The events are open to all.
Badur Mowlood, Majilis
The recital of Badur Mawlood, will start after Magrib Prayers and
will continue until Isha prayers at the Nawala Jummah Mosque on July 10.
Prayers, religious lectures
The Rathibathul Jalaliya programme conducted by Maulavi Hafiz Aadhil,
Principal of Al Kullieyathul Arusiyathul Qudiriya Arabic College will
continue till Isha prayers.
A religious lecture will also be conducted by Moulavi Al Haj A. B. M.
Mubarak (Falahi) after Isha prayers.
Cigarettes seized
Sarath Malalasekera
The Customs Preventive Division yesterday detected and seized a
consignment of imported cigarettes brought to Sri Lanka as
unmanufactured cargo to the value of Rs. 3.3 million.
Head of the Preventive Division, Customs Assistant Director K. A.
Dharmasena who is directing investigations into the racket said that the
cargo had no marks or names to indicate that the consignment had come
from Dubai.
Customs Superintendent D. M. Hettiarachchi and Assistant
Superintendent Jayaweera are assisting in the investigations.
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