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COMMUNITY
Eight Lankan students excel in international art contest
Wehelle Piyathilake Maharagama special correspondent
Eight students who participated in the Asian Students Enikki Festa
Art competition 2010-2011 organised by Japan UNESCO Association,
Mitsubishi Committee and UNESCO Societies Federation of Asia Pacific
region won prizes and awards.
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The first place winner of the art competition, Ama Anuttara
Wickramarachchi (St. Joseph’s Girls School, Kegalle)
receives her award from Education Minister Bandula
Gunawardana and Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Kunio
Takahashi. Picture by Wehelle Piyathilake, Maharagama
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A special awards ceremony organised by Sri Lanka UNESCO National
Commission was held recently at Isurupaya under the patronage of
Education Minister Bandula Gunawardana .
The Grand Prix Award winner in Sri Lanka Ama Anuttara Wickramarachchi
was invited for the award presentation ceremony in Seoul, Korea, but she
was unable to attend the festival.
Her special award was presented by Minister Gunawardana at the
ceremony.
The other winners are: Ravinie Warnika Kariyawasam (Ferguson High
School, Ratnapura) Mitusubishi PAC Award, Binithma Savidunie Warnakula
Weerasuriya (Southland Vidyalaya, Galle) APFUCA Award, Oshan Wimukthi
Abeysirigunawardane (Richmond Vidyalaya, Galle) NFUAJ Award, Dinniya
Mauraji (Southland, Galle) Excellence Award, Geesha Viraj (Sudharma
Vidyalaya, Galle) Excellence Award, Randinie Senaviratne (Parakkramabahu
National School Polgahawela) Excellence Award and Samadhi Induwara
Elancoon (Maliyadeva Girls School, Kurunegala) Excellence Award.
Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Kunio Takahashi also participated.
Vocal talent in reciting Quran:
Sri Lankan student fourth
 Abdul Cader Mohamed Gani Mohamed Azmi of Sri Lanka ranked fourth
among 90 competitors representing various countries for having vocal
talent in reciting the Quran at the 15th Dubai International Holy Quran
Award competition held during the month of Ramadan 2011. He was ranked
21st in the Hifl category at the same competition.
He was awarded fourth place for his vocal performances amongst
competitors from UAE, Eygpt, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen.
Azmi, 14, a student of Imam Shafie Foundation placed first at the All
Island Hifl Competition conducted by the Muslim Religious and Cultural
Affairs Department also won the first place at the All Island Hifl
Competition conducted by the Hyyathul Quran, the branch of the
Jamiyyathul Quran of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Retires after 40 years service
Mahanama Vithanage Malwana group correspondent
 Police Superintendent, Gampaha Leslie Sarath Edirisuriya has retired
from police service with affect from September 20 completing nearly 40
years of service.
He served the Gampaha district as a Police Superintendent for nearly
four years. He had earlier served Maradana, Mawanella, Polonnaruwa,
Gampaha, Vavuniya, Police headquarters, Weligama, Elpitiya, Moneragala
and Batticaloa.
Within this period he has been commended 3,750 times and gained nine
special commendations from the IGP. He also successfully completed
several local and overseas courses.
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Dr. Asela Shanaka Amarasiri of Anuradhapura General Hospital
donated Rs. 100,000 to the Swarna Hansa Foundation for its
Dahasak Wew programme. Swarana Hansa Foundation Governing
Council member Dr. Suriya Gunasekara receives the donation
from Dr. Amarasiri while Sheila Menike and Anton Perera of
the Swarna Hansa Foundation look on. |
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The Police Headquarters of the Traffic Police Division
organised a seminar for schoolchildren on accidents. It was
held at Royal College, Colombo presided by Senior DIG Asoka
Wijethilaka. Thirty four schoolchildren from Colombo
participated. Here Sub Inspector Senaka Gamage addressing
the seminar. Picture by A S M Irshad, Colombo Fort Corr. |
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The new two storeyed building of Dompe-Palugama Sanasa
Society at Palugama was opened by Gampaha Assistant
Co-operative Development Commissioner W A D Christie
Wijesuriya recently. Here Wijesuriya unveils the plaque
while Gampaha District Sanasa Society chairman Lalitha
Jayasuriya and Palugama Sanasa Society chairman Jayanthi
Dissanayake look on. Picture by Mahanama Vithanage
Malwana group correspondent |
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The Reggie Ranatunga Foundation presented an ambulance worth
Rs 700,000 to the Ragama Rehabilitation Hospital. Here
Hospital Director Dr Palitha Karunasena accepts the
ambulance presented by Gampaha District MP Ruwan Ranatunga.
Specialist Dr Ramani Panangala and administrative officer H
M Gunatilleke are also in the picture.
Picture by W Wilfred Silva, Ja-Ela group correspondent |
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