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Obituary: Mrs Wimala Meddegoda   To The STC DSA Era Group, It is with deep sadness we note the passing away of Mrs Wimala Meddegoda. She is the mother of Anura and the mother in law of Romesh Samarakkody & Dulip De Alwis. Remains at Jayaratne Restpect Parlour from this evening and funeral will take place on Sunday the 21st at 4.30p.m. at the new crematorium. Our deepest sympathies go out to Anura, Anoma, Mallika and other two sisters and also to all other bereaved family members. May the dearly departed grand old lady attain the supreme bliss of Nirvana. With kind regards, Sriyan on behalf of The STC DSA Era Group. ...

Aug 20, 2022 Posted by In Obituaries Tagged , ,
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FIRST TIME IN THE AFRICAN SKY – BY Capt Elmo Jayawardena The year was 1986, the month, September to be precise. The Non-Aligned conference was being held in Harare under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert Mugabe. 120 countries sent their leaders or their representatives to take part in the conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). All the details of NAM can be found in Google and I shall not waste your time as to who started it and where and when. The story I have for you is about flying the African Sky and the background is the conference in Harare. Honorable Prime Minister, Mr Ranasinghe Premadasa too was participating in the NAM gathering and I, along with two other pilots were rostered to go as passengers to Harare and fly back a Lockheed Tri-Star carrying the VVIP entourage. It was only a day’s flight; after all they were ...

Mar 20, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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