Good News From Jayam October 1, 2024 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Autumn Has Arrived – In California Please click on link below for website and past issues goodnewsfromjayam.com Sri Lanka Has a New President “We will create a better political culture” – AKD Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in the first round, where Dissanayake got 42.31% while his closest rival, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, got 32.76%. But Dissanayake, who promised voters good governance and tough anti-corruption measures, emerged as winner after the second count, which tallied voters’ second and third choice candidates. Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) The New President of Sri Lanka (Please click on arrow) US envoy congratulates AKD In a post on X, US Ambassador Julie Chung congratulated President-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

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Good News From Jayam – August 15, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Visit Our Website The Magnificent Lotus Tower in Colombo is a popular tourist attraction! Past Presidents of the Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC)(Celebrating 50 Years serving the community – Founded in 1973) Ananda Niyerapola SLAASC Past President 2002 Jayam Rutnam SLAASC Past President 2003 Keshini Wijegoonerathna SLAASC Past President 2004/2005 Keith Ranga SLAASC Past President 2006 Chamber of CommerceAwards San Gabriel Valley Examiner2023 Business of the Year Rutnam of the San Gabriel Valley Examiner speaks to the audience at the Glendora Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner held at the Glendora Country Club on June 28th, 2023. The “Examiner” a popular weekly newspaper which serves the foothill communities of the San Gabriel Valley, won the “top” Business of the Year Award. Farewell to Dr. Palitha Kohona by the Foreign Ministry of China (We need more Ambassadors Like ...

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Good News From Jayam June 15, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 30 Items Cutest Graduate of 2023 Five Year Old Athena Daughter of Ash and Jean-Louis of Bellevue, Washington Highlights of “Reminiscences of the 70’s” An Upul Dharmadasa Production “by far the best show produced in Sri Lanka!” (Please click on arrow) Welcome to the World of Jim Reeves featuring Janaka Palapathwala on Thursday, July 15th, 2023 in Northridge, Ca. Get Your Tickets Now! Welcome to the World of Jim Reeves featuring Janaka Palapathwala on Thursday, July 15th, 2023 in Northridge, Ca. Get Your Tickets Now! Janaka Palapathwala Sings “Welcome to my World” (Please click on arrow)   “NuAsia” brings a new sound, a new love to country music, from Asia to America and  Enters Emerging 300 chart with it’s debut Single “Quiet Violence” at #140 NuAsia’s debut album, Quiet Violence, released June 9th, will break some new ground in country music. Judging from the title track, ...

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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), ...

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Good News From Jayam December 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 25 items Hope You Had A Great Thanksgiving! Advocata Institute wins 2022 Templeton Freedom Award – Dhananath Fernando Advocata Institute, an independent policy think-tank based in Colombo, has won the 2022 Templeton Freedom Award by Atlas Network. Advocata’s chief executive officer Dhananath Fernando accepted the award and a 100,000 US dollar grand prize at the Atlas Network Freedom Dinner held in New York last week. Since 2004, the award has identified and recognised the most exceptional and innovative contributions to the understanding of free enterprise, and the public policies that encourage prosperity, innovation, and human fulfillment via free competition. Visit Sri Lanka – The Irresistible Tourist Hotspot in the Middle of the Indian Ocean   Addressing the Wenzhou International Import Expo, Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona, extolled the high quality of Sri Lanka’s agricultural exports. Black tea which is, by far, the ...

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“Come visit the Sapphire Capital of the World” Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona tells participants at Shanghai CIIE International Jewellery Summit Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona speaking at the CIIE International Jewellery Summit in Shanghai on Thursday. Source:Dailynews Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona who was the Keynote Speaker at the CIIE International Jewellery Summit on November 10, 2022 urged participants attending the event to visit Sri Lanka not only to satisfy their dream of purchasing a gem from the island’s fabulous harvest of precious stones but also to enjoy its incomparable tourist attractions and fabled tourist attractions. He stated that kings, queens and princesses continue to adorn themselves with Sri Lanka’s fabulous gems, while the biggest ones are on display at museums. ...

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Good News From Jayam August 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Please click on link below for website and past issues goodnewsfromjayam.com   Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona Encourages Chinese Tourists to Visit Sri Lanka Addressing the Asian Marine Tourism Conference 2022 in Ningbo, China, Ambassador Palitha Kohona made a ringing call for Chinese tourists to visit Sri Lanka and enjoy it’s unmatched range of attractions. It is expected that China will ease its Covid related travel restrictions in the coming months. Dr. Kohona also discussed the potential for Chinese cruise ships to visit Sri Lanka with the vice president of the Chinese Cruise and Yacht Federation. Three million Chinese undertake cruise holidays annually. Urgent Medicinal Supplies From US to the People of Sri Lanka Consequent to the request of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C., and under the guidance of Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe, Heart to Heart International, a ...

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Economic Stability, First Task for New President-by Sugeeswara Senadhira Wednesday’s election of a new President by Parliament marked an important step towards stability as the 50 vote majority received by Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who polled 134 votes in the 225-member House, demonstrated the fullest backing of the legislature. The first task of President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to arrest economic tailspin, which spiraled into political instability and a protest movement since April this year. The new President made a welcome appeal for consensual politics at this crucial hour and it was positively reciprocated by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa as well as the main contender Dullas Alahapperuma. In his recent media interviews, President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged the political parties to put aside their differences and form an All-Party Government which would allow the country to recover from the economic crisis. In an interview earlier this week with CNN, he assured the ...

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Good News from Jayam – congratulations 2022 graduates – Samantha – Sydney – Lianne – Wathni – Shehan – Queen Elizabeth jubilee – Happy Birthday Athena June 15, 2022  Pls Scroll Down  35 items Dr. Kohona Explores Ways to Boost Trade with China Sri Lanka Ambassador in Beijing Dr. Palitha Kohona has requested the China Asia Economic Development Association Urban Cooperation Committee (CAEDAUCC) to establish Sri Lanka national pavilions, both online and offline, as part of the overall efforts to promote Sri Lanka products.Declaring Sri Lanka should make every effort to increase exports to China, Ambassador Kohona said increase of Sri Lankan exports to China could help Sri Lanka overcome the current crisis. Newlyweds Alexa and Trey of Bellevue, WA Cruising Alaska on the ‘Discovery Princess’ Happy 4th Birthday Athena (You can’t beat that smile!) Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth Celebrations in London (Please click on arrow) Congratulations Graduates ! ...

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Good News FromJayam May 15, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Please click on link below for website and past issues goodnewsfromjayam.com It’s Summer in Los Angeles Buddhists, Christians and Muslims Celebrate Ramazan at Galle Face, Colombo The Muslim community organized an alms-giving for the Maha Sangha at Galle Face to mark the end of Ramazan fasting season. A nun and a cleric serving meals to the Maha Sangha at the event. Ven.Omalpe Sobitha Thera and Ven. Rajawatte Vappa Thera were present along with the clergy. Ambassador Dr Palitha Kohona Presents His Letter of Credence to The President of Mongolia Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona, who is concurrently accredited as the Ambassador to Mongolia, presented his Letter of Credence to the President of Mongolia, H.E. KhurelsukhUkhnaa on 27 April 2022. Arriving at the State House for the Credentials Ceremony, Ambassador Dr Palitha Kohona, inspected a ceremonial guard of honour and was accorded an extended meeting by the President, ...

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