The first proud Tamil to play Test cricket for Sri Lanka-by Revatha S. Silva Source:Themorning Born: 27 May, 1960 Current Age: 60 Height: Six feet PERSONAL Father: Leo John (former St. Peter’s and St. Joseph’s College, Colombo off-spin bowler) Mother: Rita Ranga Younger Sister: Nirmala Wife: Everista Son: Viventhra Daughter: Shannon Granddaughter: Viviana PLAYING CAREER Teams: Sri Lanka, NCC, Bloomfield, SSC, and Moratuwa SC Schools: St. Cecilia’s Convent – Batticaloa, St. Anthony’s College – Colpetty, Carey College – Colombo, and St. Peter’s College – Colombo Coaches: H.I.K. Fernando and Tony Opatha Playing Role: Fast bowler Batting Style: Right-handed Bowling Style: Right arm medium fast CAREER STATS Test Span: March 1983 to August 1984 ODI Span: September 1982 to October 1987 First-class Span: 1981/82 to 1986/87 Bowling: In Tests: Six matches; 28 wickets at a strike-rate of 21.92; Best in innings 5/60 in his third match against New Zealand in Kandy in March 1984; Best in a match 8/159 in the same match; Two five-wicket hauls In ODIs: 45 matches; 34 wickets ...
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Bilal Hassan – Triple International in rugby, swimming and water polo-by Althaf Nawaz Bilal Hassan Source:Dailynews It is very rare to find a family engaged in one particular sport discipline, while representing the same school. Bilal Hassan was one of them who hails from a rugby playing family where his father along with other two brothers handled the oval shaped ball donning the Royal College, Colombo jersey. Bilal has a rare record of being a triple International representing the country at water polo, swimming and rugby respectively. Bilal was born in 1989 in Colombo and his father Iqbal Hassan better known as “Horsy” was a well-known figure in sporting circles. Iqbal represented Royal in rugby from 1977 to 1979, later played club rugby for CH and FC from 1980, and has contributed for the betterment of the game serving in various capacities. including as Secretary of SLRFU. Bilal’s mother was ...
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The Bank of Ceylon: what it was, is and can be Source:Island Arising from the global uncertainties and competitive challenges in socio-economic activities and ‘New-Normal’ life styles, in the aftermath of the ‘Covid-19’ pandemic, we as a group of senior retired bankers who have dedicated 30 to 40 years of their working lives to the glory and success of the largest, indigenous Bank of Sri Lanka with a global presence, consider it timely and appropriate to address the attention of all its stakeholders- viz. the government, valued customers, bank staff, trade unions and the public at large. Towards such end, we wish to deal briefly with the bank’s history highlighting a few of its unique performances and achievements particularly during difficult times, by leveraging on its status as the best internationally rated, local bank in Sri Lanka. A Brief History of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) The Bank of Ceylon ...
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Conversation with Lee Kuan Yew at Anuradhapura Source:Island One day President JRJ telephoned me from Nuwara Eliya. He was wont to occasionally telephone me direct in the past. He informed me that PM Lee Kuan Yew would be arriving in Anuradhapura two days later, with Minister Gamini Dissanayake in attendance. I was to give the PM of Singapore the ancient city treatment for 40 minutes, and to remember to show him where Fa Hien the Chinese pilgrim cried, during his sojourn at the Abhayagiri monastery. So I arrived at the appointed meeting place, the Tissawewa rest house where the Singapore PM and his party were having refreshments. I saw Murthy of the Overseas Service, who told me that I was expected, and that both the Singaporean PM and his wife were “top lawyers” who were educated at Cambridge. I was to expect searching questions. ...
‘Sports a common factor that unites Pakistan and Sri Lanka’ — Pakistan High Commissioner Source:Island As part of the Government of Pakistan’s Sports Diplomacy with the Government of Sri Lanka, the High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Colombo, Maj Gen (R) Muhammad Saad Khattak visited D. S. Senanayake College in Colombo on Friday. He presented sports goods for cricket, rugby and football to the College. The High Commissioner was warmly welcomed at the College by the Principal, Secretary of the Parents’ Committee, representatives of the Ministries of Sports and Education as well as representatives of the Old Boys’ Association of the College. Eastern Cultural Dancers of the College gave a colorful welcome performance. The High Commissioner while speaking on the occasion thanked the organizers for a warm reception for him and his team. ...
S. A. Welgama – A man amongst men Source:Island On the one hundred and tenth birth anniversary of my father-in -law S.A.Welgama I pen this tribute with much affection and pride.Affection as he was a second father to me and pride as he was a man amongst men;a man who stood tall and erect,a man unbowed ,unconquered and unsullied.Of him I could truthfully echo Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome,”let men see,let them know a real man,a man who lives as he was meant to live”. EARLY LIFE He was born in the hamlet of Ovitigala,in the verdant county of Pasdun Korale,the county of five yojana (sixty kms in Vedic measure),created by Parakramabahu the Great,by draining the basin of Kalu Ganga. ...
Banana: the everyday super fruit-by Randima Attygalle Source:Island Be it visiting loved ones for the new year or on any other occasion, taking a comb of bananas along is a time-honoured practice among Lankans. We are not alone in our love for this delectable fruit relished over centuries by mankind and herbivorous animals alike. One of the most widely grown fruit crops in the world, banana occupies a top place in the fresh fruit trade, second only to orange. Banana (Musa spp.) is native to South Asia and Western Pacific Region. The wild ancestors of cultivated banana Musa acuminate Colla and Musa balbisiana Colla are distributed in South and South East Asian countries including Sri Lanka. The earliest written reference to bananas in Sri Lankan history goes back to about 341 A.D. the time of King Buddhadasa who is reputed to have been a skilled physician. The king had recorded in his Sarartha Sangragaha, the ...
Sinhala & Tamil New Year Celebration in Sydney-Dr Harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: Many countries in the world including Sri Lanka celebrate the first of January as a day of celebration. In 45BC, New Year’s Day was celebrated on January 1st for the first time in history as the Julian calendar took effect. According to tradition, during his reign 715-673 BCE Numa revised the Roman republican calendar so that January replaced March as the first month. ...
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NSW Government Wishing you a safe and peaceful Sinhala and Tamil New Year in English, Sinhalese and Tamil ...
Kamal Samarasinghe, “Guest of Honour at RoyTho 2021, ‘ A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, A TRUE GENTLEMAN, NATURALLY A THOMIAN” — S. Thomas’ College – Old Boys Association – NSW/ACT Source:-stcobasydney “A near fifty-year-old friendship with a kind, gentle and intelligent Thomian to his boot laces, has been a silver lining in my life “ I met Kamal Samarasinghe in 1970 when he played first XI cricket at S.Thomas’ College against St Benedicts. I myself had been at S.Thomas” Prep, for five years and had fond memories of my time there. St Thomas’ to me was a second home. Kamal was a wicketkeeper and a batsman of no mean repute. Our paths did not cross till we matched wits against each other at cricket. He with the bat and I with the ball. Memory fades but some remain despite the advent of time. Thomian openers in 1970 were Ravi Sathasivam ...
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