Good News From Jayam June 1, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Past Presidents of the Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC) (Celebrating 50 Years serving the community – Founded in 1973) Don’t Miss This Show! June 4th, 2023 Family Night in Los Angeles Tickets are now out!! First come, first served Please call Thusitha (323) 842-5365 Sudarshani (626) 429-0482 Upul Dharmadasa’s Utravel.com Presented a Show of Shows at the Fabulous Nelum Pokuna, Colombo Mahinda Rajapaksha Theatre Reminiscence of the 70’s with Mahesh Denipitiya and Friends (Photos by Sagara Lakmal de Mel) Jayam’s Choice Engelbert Humperdinck and Angélica María “A Man Without Love / Cuando Me Enamoro” Christian and Charlie Chitty’s Graduations from Duke University, Durham, NC. (They are the sons of Chris and Julienne Chitty) Chloe Amarilla Esquire Graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law Daughter of Susie and Diego Amarilla Granddaughter of Anne and Ozzie Schumacher “Dewani ...
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Good News From Jayam May 15, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Swearing-In Ceremony of SLAASC President Niroshan Kahawatte SLASC President Michael Kurera and President Elect Niroshan Kahawatte before the ceremony SLAASC President Michael Kurera swears in New President Niroshan Kahawatte, while Founder President Jayam Rutnam looks on. The event was held in a beautiful Hall in West Covina, Ca. Part of the elegant crowd of 128 people watch the proceedings. Some of those present were Dr Lakshman Makandura, Dilip Niranjana, Nandasiri Jasentuliyana, the Consul General, Past President Kapila Wimalaratna, George Silva, Dr Amila Silva, Prabha Bamunuarachchi, Thusitha de Silva, Nandakumaran and many others including past and incoming committee members. The event was televised on Rupavahini Television in Sri Lanka. Founder President said the SLAASC is the first incorporated association of its kind in the US. Founded and Incorporated in 1973. He stated many firsts. It was the SLAASC that ...
May 10, 2023
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Good News From Jayam May 1, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 30 items – By Jayam Rutnam Niroshan Kahawatte Elected President of Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (Founded in 1973) Niroshan Kahawatte has been elected President of the SLAASC. The oldest organization of its kind in the USA. The SLAASC celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2023. The swearing in ceremony will be held on Sunday April 30th at 2 pm. Everybody is invited. See Invitation below: Sri Lanka Association in Los Angeles Celebrated Aluth Avurudha-Puthandu in Woodley Park, Van Nuys, Ca. Jayam’s Choice Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from ‘Titanic’) (Please click on arrow) Aitken Spence Travels welcomes 4,000 cruise passengers for April 2023 Aitken Spence Travels welcomed 4,000 cruise tourists to Sri Lanka on the eve of Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The luxurious cruise ships, MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica docked into ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Good News From Jayam April 15, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Sinhala Tamil New Year at Woodley Park, Van Nuys, Ca. Saturday April 15th Chandran Rutnam Awarded “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Directors Guild of Sri Lanka at the BMICH “Life of Pi” Now on Broadway – Starring Sri Lankan Hiran Abeysekera (Please click on arrow) The New York times ran a front page rave review– in its Arts Section — of the new broadway play “Life of Pi”–about a 17-year-old youth floating in the high seas on a boat with a tiger onboard. this was also the subject of a 2012 movie. The lead role of Pi Patel is played by Hiran Abeysekera. The drama critic’s verdict comes in the final two sentences of the review: “That roaring you will hear at the show’s end? It’s the sound of a standing ovation”. It is playing at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre ...
Dr. Lakshman and Thusitha Makandura’s Acclaimed Teledrama “Kunchanada” Will Feature on Sirasa TV Beginning March 20. – By Jayam Rutnam PRODUCERS’ DAUGHTER Sarah Makandura (MBA) is Co-Owner and Manages MedSpa Deluxe L.A. Clinic in W West Covina, ONE OF THE LARGEST IN Los Angeles. She has been an animal lover since her young Days AND INSPIRED THE KUNCHANADA STORY SCRIPTED BY Christy Shelton Fernando. ———————————————————— Shot on location, award-winning Sri Lankan director Christy Shelton’s Kunchanada (කුංචනාද – elephant trumpet) is a tribute to daughter Sarah’s enduring love for the gentle giants of this world by her parents Dr. Lakshman and Mrs. Thusitha Makandura, the producers. The resulting forty-episode masterpiece will feature on Sirasa TV beginning 20 March at 7.30 pm. The tele series grapples with the rough currents of the elephant-human conflict enacted daily on the rural landscapes of Sri Lanka when a young woman returns to Sri Lanka in search of her father and ...
Mar 18, 2023
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Good News From Jayam March 15, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Happy St Patrick’s Day March 17, 2023 (erin go bragh) Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC) Celebrates 50 Years in 2023 Raja de Silva – President 1975 During his SLAASC presidency, Raja de Silva’s involvement with the Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Tom Bradley helped promote Sri Lankan heritage and culture. He helped improve SLAASC newsletter with his graphic design knowledge. Raja contributed multiple poems and articles for the SLAASC newsletter. Raja was a past pupil of St. Peter’s College and was very involved in the Past Pupil’s Association in California. Raja managed the Graphics design division for the Automobile Association of America. Raja de Silva passed away in 2011. Raja’s wife Chinta and children Manomi and Niran were all very involved with the association. Harry Hatharasinghe Harry Hatharasinghe was a Committee Member of the SLAASC for many years and ...
Mar 11, 2023
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Good News From Jayam – March 1st, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items – By Jayam Rutnam Sri Lanka Celebrates 75th Independence Day in Colombo (President of Sri Lanka Hoists National Flag) Sunil and Dr. Janesri de Silva of Pasadena, Ca. Celebrated Their 27th Wedding Anniversary David Weinman Celebrates 79th Birthday in Perth, Australia David Weinman celebrated his 79th birthday with his wife Doreen at a restaurant in Perth, Australia where they had the best Peking Duck. They just reurned to Perth, Australia after 12 years in Kota Kinabalu where he had a restaurant. David is the son of Major Aubrey Weinman who designed the Dehiwela Zoo. Major Weinman was also the first curator of the zoo which he ran for many years. David lived on the Zoo grounds. Holy Family Convent Alumni Association of California Donation to The Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo Familian Association members Ishani Marcelline (President), ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Upul Dharmadasa Appointed as the New Chairman of Hotel Developers (Lanka) PLC., Which Operates the Hilton Hotel, Colombo. – By Jayam Rutnam Present at the ceremony were Bernie Leonidas, Lalith James, Rajiv Sooriarachchi, Pradeep Wijerathnasekera, Chairman of Housing development, CEO of Hotel developers, and Secretary Ministry of Urban Development. —————————————————– Upul Dharmadasa, Former Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) Assumed duties as the Chairman of Hotel Developers. A graduate of the Ceylon Hotels School and a former officer of Air Ceylon, Dharmadasa ended up operating the largest Sri Lankan overseas travel service Upul’s Travel Service, based in Los Angeles. Utravel.com, a state-of-the-art booking system he developed to serve the approximately 750,000 Sri Lankans living in the USA and 400.000 in Canada, is now operated around the world as a Global Travel booking engine. Dharmadasa is a former member of the hospitality sector of Sri Lanka and served at Hotel Intercontinental, Holiday ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Pearlyn Wanigatunga (96) Passed Away on February 2, 2023 in Sacramento, Ca. – By Jayam Rutnam Pearlyn with husband Roland Wanigatunga and children Sushil, Daruka, Amala, Rohan and Priya, and grandson Renuk. The Wijayaratna family with James T. Rutnam, Indrani Wye, Pearlyn Wanigatunga, Evelyn Rutnam, Donald Wijayaratna, Chandran Rutnam, Engletina Katuwawela (grandmother) holding baby Jayam, Rajah Rutnam, Nita Nissanka, Rosy Wickremasinghe and Newton Wijayaratna. Safe in the arms of Jesus Pearlyn Wanigatunga Beloved wife of late Roland Wanigatunga, darling mother of Priya, Rohan, Amala, Daruka and Sushil, Grandmother of Renuk, Shehara, Sheana, Rehana, Christina, Suji, Marissa, Dilushka, Jason, Zaria, Stefan and Natasha, Great-grandmother of Stephanie, Danny, Annika, Emily, Aiden, Isla, Nireyn, Keira, Makaylah, Callon, Ishan, Tahar , Ayaan and Chase, Mother-in-law of late Ted, Suki, Sunil, Janice and Dilrukshi, sister of late Newton Wijayaratna, late Evelyn Rutnam, late Nita Nissanka, late Donald Wijayaratna, late Rosy Wickremasinghe, late Prinzie, late Mabel ...
News From Jayam By Jayam Rutnam February 15, 2023 Please Scroll Down There will be no issue of “GOOD NEWS” on February 15th 2023. The next issue will commence on March 1st. This is in Honor and Remembrance of my nephew Romesh Sagadevan who passed away unexpectedly in California at the young age of 50. Dear Friends and Family, It is with great sadness, but abiding love for the man he was, that we share that Romesh passed away on the evening of February 2nd. Romesh was a loving father, husband, brother and son, and a loyal and dedicated friend. He will be remembered for his perfect smile, kind soul, and love of all things ‘80’s! We are so appreciative of all the love and care that have been expressed, thank you for keeping us in your thoughts. Planning for a celebration of life is underway, and more details will be ...
