Quick Look

Benefit show

The Alumni of the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya 1960-1969, will screen veteran filmmaker G D L Perera’s Lakshmi, Maya and Sugath at the Sausiripaya, Wijerama Road, Colombo 7 tomorrow at 6pm to help the needy undergraduates of the Peradeniya University, it being their foremost priority. GDL who has won awards for his films and stage plays including the Sarasaviya Film Festival’s coveted Best Director’s award for Dahasak Sithuvili, will screen his latest film Lakshmi, Maya and Sugath as a benefit show for the Alumni.

Some of the actors and actresses will also attend the screening.

Building opening

The building where the weekly divi neguma fair will be conducted in Minuwangoda will be opened today. The ceremony will be held under the patronage of Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

The Economic Development had spent Rs 110 million for the construction of the building.

SJC OBU Family Mass

The monthly Family Mass organised by St Joseph’s College Old Boys Union will be held tomorrow at 8.15am followed by fellowship and breakfast.

All Old Joes and their families are invited.

CPC helps develop schools

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation will help develop nine selected schools covering eight provinces at a cost of Rs 18 million with the contribution of fuel distributors.

A press release by the Petroleum Industries Ministry said this is a social welfare service undertaken by the CPC to mark its 50th anniversary on the direction of Minister Susil Premajayantha and Deputy Minister Roshan Pitipane.