Good News From Jayam May 15, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Swearing-In Ceremony of SLAASC President Niroshan Kahawatte SLASC President Michael Kurera and President Elect Niroshan Kahawatte before the ceremony SLAASC President Michael Kurera swears in New President Niroshan Kahawatte, while Founder President Jayam Rutnam looks on. The event was held in a beautiful Hall in West Covina, Ca. Part of the elegant crowd of 128 people watch the proceedings. Some of those present were Dr Lakshman Makandura, Dilip Niranjana, Nandasiri Jasentuliyana, the Consul General, Past President Kapila Wimalaratna, George Silva, Dr Amila Silva, Prabha Bamunuarachchi, Thusitha de Silva, Nandakumaran and many others including past and incoming committee members. The event was televised on Rupavahini Television in Sri Lanka. Founder President said the SLAASC is the first incorporated association of its kind in the US. Founded and Incorporated in 1973. He stated many firsts. It was the SLAASC that ...

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Kings and eggs Source:Island King Charles III is known for his affability, which has won him many admirers across the globe. But some people do not seem well disposed towards him. Well, it takes all sorts to make a world. Within the first few weeks of his accession and months ahead of his coronation, he seems to have realised how uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. He has already come under two egg attacks; the second one occurred in Luton, on Tuesday. An egg thrown by a youth flew by him, but his walkabout continued, according to media reports. The King is said to have a predilection for going among the people. By no stretch of the imagination could the egg attacks at issue be considered a sign of public disapproval of the reign of King Charles III, which has not yet begun in earnest. Instead, they seem ...

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London Vihara head interacts with King Charles – By By Sujeeva Nivunhella Source : island Chief Sanga Nayake of Great Britain, Head of London Buddhist Vihara, Most Ven. Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, paid his last respect to the late Queen at the Lying in State in the Palace of Westminster last week.Seelawimala Thera conveyed his condolences to King Charles III, on behalf of the Buddhist community in the world, during a reception with faith leaders at Buckingham Palace. Addressing the faith leaders King Charles III said, “It is the duty to protect the diversity of our country, including by protecting the space for faith itself and its practice through the religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs to which our hearts and minds direct us as individuals. This diversity is not just enshrined in the laws of our country, it is enjoined by my own faith. “As a member of the Church of England, my Christian beliefs have ...

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us ambassador town hall – queen elizabeth dies – british pm liz truss – migara guneratne esq – ranjan ramanayake movie – kusumi 40th Good News From Jayam September 15, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Liz Truss Becomes UK’s Third Woman Prime Minister Liz Truss, Britain’s Foreign Secretary, was named winner as Conservative Party leader and the country’s Prime Minister. The party said Truss won the votes of around 57% of Conservative members, compared with about 43% for ex-Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak. Truss, 47, will become Britain’s third female Prime Minister, after Thatcher, who governed from 1979 to 1990, and Theresa May, who held office from 2016 to 2019. A Proud Family of Lawyers Migara Gunaratne took oaths as an Attorney on August 12th 2022. Migara is the son of Maithri and Sonali Guneratne of Barnes Place, Colombo. Grandson of Sri.Kantha and Sharmani Mathew. U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung’s Virtual ...

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Queen Elizabeth II has died. She was 96 – By Rob Harris Source : smh London: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch and a symbol of continuity and stability from the postwar era into the 21st century, has died. She was 96. Her death at Balmoral Castle, in the Scottish Highlands, was announced at 6.30pm London time (3.30am AEST) – just three months after Britain held four days of public celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee, which marked her 70 years on the throne. On Wednesday, the palace announced her doctors had ordered the Queen to rest just a day after she appointed the 15th British prime minister of her reign, Liz Truss. Less than 24 hours later it was confirmed her doctors were “concerned” for her health and recommended she be put under medical supervision. All of her children and several other family members travelled to Scotland to be by her side. In ...

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