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Epitome of administrative excellence Ray Forbes (left) being felicitated by former Presidents Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Maithripala Sirisena. image Source:-island Source:-island.lk The late Ray Forbes encompassed within himself administrative excellence and profound humanity. On account of these rare qualities he endeared himself to the staff and students of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS), Colombo, for well over a decade. The above sentiments were expressed with regard to the former Director of the BCIS, Ray Forbes, by every speaker who was invited to comment on his life and times at a special commomerative ceremony held at the BCIS auditorium on March 7th. The event was presided over by the Chairperson of the BCIS, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Among the attendees at the simple but august ceremony were senior members of the BCIS management, diplomats, members of the BCIS staff, past and present, and former and present students of ...

Mar 17, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Administrative Excellence, Administrative Finesse, Anuradhapura Retirement, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS), BCIS Alumni, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Colombo, Commemorative Ceremony, Discipline and Warmth, Empathy and Compassion, High Thinking, Lifetime Service Award, Mother Theresa of Calcutta, Profound Humanity, Ray Forbes, Rural Education, Simple Living, Sri Lanka Foreign Service

Sri Lanka at 75 is a failed state; CBK Source:Dailymirror Despite possessing enviable social indicators at the time of Independence in 1948, Sri Lanka, at 75, is a “failed state”, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said on Sunday. “Seventy-five years is a long time for a nation to achieve considerable progress. Even after 450 years of destruction by colonial rulers, at Independence, Sri Lanka possessed some of the best socio-economic indicators. Today, at 75, Sri Lanka is a failed state,” she said, delivering the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh Memorial Lecture of 2023, in an online event, organised by the South Asia Foundation and the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. ...

Apr 18, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

Sri Lanka former finance minister Mangala Samaraweera passes away Source:-economynext ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s former finance minister Mangala Samaraweera passed away Tuesday in hospital where he was being treated for Coronavirus, a coordinator for the former minister said. The 65-year-old Samaraweera contracted the virus earlier this month and was receiving intensive care unit (ICU) treatment at the Lanka Hospital, despite being fully vaccinated. When unconfirmed reports surfaced last week that Samaraweera passed, sources close to him said he was in fact on the mend and was responding well to treatment. Samaraweera had held key portfolios in the cabinets of former presidents Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maithripala Sirisena. An outspoken politician hailing from the Matara district, Samaraweera left parliamentary politics in 2020, focusing his abilities on forming a broader alliance of like-minded, independent liberal thinkers. Most recently, he made headlines for his remark at the launch of a new ...

Aug 24, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Lanka Hospital, Mangala Samaraweera, Sri Lanka’s former finance minister

Navaratnam of Navah and Rio theatres – by Smriti Daniel Photo source: CinemaTreasures Rio Cinema Slave Island Opening Day ! It’s hard to believe this complex was once amongst the area’s best known landmarks. When the Rio opened its doors in 1965, it was to offer Sri Lankans their first sight of a 70mm TODD-AO projection system. In the audience on the opening night was a man only a month away from his fourth – and longest – stint as Prime Minister (Dudley Senanayake) and a young girl who would go on to become Sri Lanka’s President (Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga), 29 years later. This Mr Navaratnam’s son is the man I meet, in a room behind the box office downstairs. His name is Ratnarajah Navaratnam, known to all as Thambi (meaning little brother, as he was the youngest of his siblings) and he was in Colombo in the July of 1983. His ...

Jan 2, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Rio Cinema

Tribute to CBK on her 75th birthday We must not forget her sacrifice, dedication as a mother and President-by Selyna Peiris Source:Dailymirror She also taught us the value of listening, especially to raw, young talent – she is one of the very few political figures, whom I have met, who has the humility to be able to do so Even though, as a nation we have many more miles to go – CBK continues to be a guiding light for the arduous journey ahead I remember my first encounter with Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (CBK) so vividly. Seven years ago, around mid-morning in late August, I returned a missed call on my phone. I made the usual greeting and asked who it was that I had missed a call from, and an authoritative voice replied;“this is Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga.” Fair to say I was stunned for a few moments and I ...

Jul 4, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged ambarella juice, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Comments 0