Now Accepting Applications: 2023-24 LankaCorps Fellowship Program The Asia Foundation is seeking its next cohort of LankaCorps Fellows and we’d like to ask for your help to spread the word. Now celebrating its 10th Anniversary, LankaCorps is a unique program for young professionals of Sri Lankan heritage living outside the country to engage in social, cultural, and economic development activities in Sri Lanka. Each year, The Asia Foundation selects an outstanding group of individuals to live and work in Sri Lanka for six months (September 15, 2023 – March 31, 2024, including orientation period) as LankaCorps Fellows, allowing them to “explore their roots while giving back.” The fellowship provides a travel stipend to cover roundtrip international airfare; in-country expenses, including a monthly stipend; and health insurance coverage for the duration of the program. For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.asiafoundation.org/lankacorps The deadline for applications is Monday, May 15, 2023. Not applying? Help us reach ...
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History of The STC Prefects Group – by Sriyan Jayasekera The Past Prefects of S. Thomas’ College hosted their 12th Annual Prefects’ Dinner in the premises of The Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo, on 13th March, 2023. This was following a hiatus of two years on account of the intervening Covid pandemic. This year’s Chief Guest was General Srilal Weerasooriya, former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army. The main feature of this year’s event was that it was managed by a committee unlike in the past, when it was organized by a few. It turned out a roaring success with well over one hundred participants. Around the year 2006 we felt impelled to felicitate our past teachers, who now spend the evening of their lives even as their numbers were fast diminishing. To organize this we formed a group consisting of about 60 past prefects from 1969 to 1973. However, we felt this group was ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Life & Destination.- By Noor Rahim In life; please remember: “As a Passenger; your life is dependent on the Pilot. But as an individual; you are the Pilot of your own destination (destiny).” Noor Rahim June 27, 2018 translation in Bahasa Indonesia too Dalam hidup; ingatlah selalu: “Sebagai Penumpang; hidup Anda tergantung pada Pilot. Tetapi sebagai individu; Anda adalah Pilot tujuan Anda sendiri (takdir). “ Noor Rahim 27 Juni 2018 ...
Mind, Heart and Pocket: AkzoNobel Sri Lanka unveils new engagement initiatives for Dulux painter community AkzoNobel Paints Lanka, one of the world’s largest paint and coatings company, has introduced a series of new initiatives to help motivate and support its Dulux painter community in Sri Lanka, while concurrently launching its own digital innovations for customer empowerment. As part of its ongoing proactive efforts to enhance the satisfaction, motivation, and skills development of its over 5000 member-strong painter community in the country, Dulux has employed a MHP –Mind, Heart and Pocket- approach for its painter engagement journey. This involves efforts and activities towards strengthening the relationship between painters and AkzoNobel (in the form of family gatherings, scholarship opportunities for painters’ children, personalized greetings, etc.), skill and knowledge enhancement (trainings, certifications, complaint handling, etc.), and continuous rewards schemes. ...
Mount Lotus Hospitals delivers Eye and ENT solutions at Medicare 2023 exhibition 16th March 2023, Colombo: Mount Lotus Eye and ENT Hospitals, the newest hospital of its kind in Sri Lanka, provided free services to hundreds of patients at the 12th edition of Medicare 2023, Sri Lanka’s National Healthcare Expo which concluded recently at the BMICH. During the 3 days of the exhibition, hundreds of visitors to the Mount Lotus Hospitals stall were able to undergo free eye examinations and eye pressure tests to check the status of their eye and ear health for further treatment, if necessary. They were also able to register themselves for Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) treatments, the latest technology for Glaucoma management. Since its launch just over a year ago, Mount Lotus Hospitals has successfully completed over 1,000 cataract surgeries. ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Vision Care’s participation in Medicare 2023 exhibition a resounding success 16thMarch 2023, Colombo: Vision Care, Sri Lanka’s largest vision and eye wear solutions provider, engaged with over 1,000 patients at the 12th edition of Medicare 2023, Sri Lanka’s National Healthcare Expo which was held recently at the BMICH. Patients who visited the Vision Care stall were able to undergo eye examinations, eye pressure and hearing screening tests free-of-charge throughout the 3 days of the exhibition. Tests were conducted by a team of Vision Care’s experienced and highly-qualified eye and hearing care professionals. All patients were given tips on how to take the best care of their eyes and hearing while those who were found to be having various eye and hearing conditions were given advice on the steps to be taken in the future to remedy their condition. ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Dulux colours Architect 2023 exhibition with vibrant and engaging presence Dulux -Sri Lanka’s, a leading manufacturer of paints and coatings – is celebrating the successful close of its participation at Architect 2023, also taking home an award for the ‘Best Trade Stall with Innovative Use of Colour’. Organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects -and now in its 41st year- this year’s edition of the Architect 2023 annual trade fair took place from the 24th-26th February at the BMICH, and witnessed greater participation from leading companies and entrepreneurs actively involved in the various construction and architecture sectors; both locally and internationally. ...
“ON THE CONTRARY” – by Des Kelly Above, were the famous ‘last words’ of one Henric Ibsen, better known as the ‘Father of Realism’, but was, in reality, a Norwegian Playwright of many long years ago, who was also a famous Theatre Director and generally a well-educated Gentleman of his time. However, even people of this calibre have to die at sometime, and it was just the day prior to his death, when a friend came to see him in hospital and questioned a Nurse who was on duty as to how Henric was, and she answered that he was actually “getting better”. Henric, lying there, on his yet to be, deathbed, stuttered his own diagnosis in his three final words, “On the contrary”, which, in fact, was the correct diagnosis, because the reputed man breathed his last, on the following day. ...
A KELLY KLASSIC – “Mrs Mills Morecambe & Wise Better Quality” – by Des Kelly It really doesn’t matter as to what we ‘have to watch’ nowadays, THIS, in my opinion, would have to be one of the best combinations of Comedy & Music that I have had the pleasure of seeing, in a long long time. This is why I have nominated it a “KELLY KLASSIC”. Please watch and be ENTERTAINED. ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Earnings from tourism up in February Source:Island Sri Lanka had earned USD 169.9 million from foreign holidaymakers in February, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said, adding that the earnings have increased from 169.4 million dollars recorded in the corresponding month in 2022. Over 210,000 tourists arrived in Sri Lanka in the first two months of 2023. The minister said USD 331.7 million had been earned in the first two months with 102,545 arrivals in January and 107,639 in February. ...
