Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 168 27 03 2023 Happy Thursday and Happy World Conservation Week! We’re on a date with a 200-year-old Nuga Tree to celebrate World Conservation Day –  also, the latest in oncology, the fallout of medical migration, an amazing designer whose hearing impairment is an asset, Barbiemania, resurging animal species, a pitch perfect male soprano, the stats on Asia’s regional growth and much more.  ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 167 20 07 23 It’s proving to be a packed programme! Welcome to Kaleidoscope today. The dog days may have just begun! Also it’s about Riverston while we dive into Sri Lanka’s standing with the IMF & the world of imported fish, give a child a meal, check out the world’s best buildings, repurpose old things, take a flying race, become a transformer, take a leaf from France & check the market sketch. Have the best weekend ahead Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 165 6 07 23 Hello – Happy Thursday. Why were the banks excluded from Sri Lanka’s Domestic Debt Restructuring Plan? Let’s find out this week, while we visit Suwa Arana – a Place for Healing, chat to the no-holds barred Sara Kabir on why the country’s peace building is yet rhetoric, find out about the Buddhi Batiks journey, give you a market sketch on stocks, oil and gold plus a robot who conducts an orchestra, divine marriages between a mayor & a croc, applaud woman cricketer Chamarie Atapattu on an amazing feat & show off our microscopic handbag while floating in Talpe’s rock pools! That’s Kaleidoscope this week.  Have a great relaxing weekend. Savithri ...

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Good News From Jayam July 1, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Source : goodnewsfromjayam Natasha Rutnam Daughter of Daniel and Shalina Rutnam of Vancouver, Wa. Married Austin Morissette at Cape Horn Estates, Stevenson, Wa. (Photos by Patsy) Past Presidents of the Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC)(Celebrating 50 Years serving the community – Founded in 1973) Mike Khalid SLAASC Past President in 1985 Noel Perera SLAASC Past President in 1986 Sirali Pieris SLAASC Past President in 1987 Dr. Gamini Gunewardena SLAASC Past President in 1988 Hazel Gunapala Daughter of Dr. Sarath and Vajira Gunapala of La Crescenta, Ca. Married Spencer Feliciano – Lyons at the Hilton at Universal City, Ca. Jayam’s Choice “That’s Amor’e” by Dean Martin (Please click on arrow) www.utravel.com SLAASC Helps Sri Lankan Immigrants with Household Items Happy Birthday Dr. Lilamani Wijayaratna (here with family in Colombo) Happy 100th Birthday Esmie Herft Our Mum Esmie ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 163 22 06 23 Happy Thursday! It’s Pride Month & we take a look at Colombo Pride,  talk about Sri Lanka as a start-up, chat with a Data Scientist about ‘The Wretched and the Damned’, check out horse diapers, the world’s youngest software engineer, the economy, markets and lots more.  Click the link to enjoy our programme today:    Have a great weekend. Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 159 25 05 2023 A Happy Pre-TGIF to you. Today, dive deep into the certainty of uncertainty, chat about the rising Rupee, applaud the Gratiaen shortlist, sample the world’s most expensive ice cream, peek at the world’s oldest Bible & take a trip to Moon Plains & Quito. Economic specifics & more where all this came from. Enjoy the weekend (coming up) Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 158 18 05 2023 In the backdrop of the 116BC Rajagala, this week we travel far and wide as we bring you the reintroduced platypus, an angry sun, cutting edge green designs, animal mommy’s day, a gutsy Mannar entrepreneur, and add brain fodder with thought-provoking chats about rebuilding the economy, adding the spark to Jaffna, economic bits ‘n’ pieces & lots more.  Have a super weekend Savithri ...

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