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Lawyers to tour Australia

COLOMBO: A group of lawyers from Colombo as well as outstations areas will soon travel to Australia on an educational cum leisure trip.

This visit is being organised by member of the Executive Committee of the BASL Hemantha Warnakulasuriya. The trip will take place during the April vacation.

Arrangements are being made specially to facilitate lawyers who have very little experience in travel and are unable to make arrangements for themselves. Lawyers practising in the outstations will be especially invited.

This tour of Australia will take them to Sydney, Cairns, Port Douglas and one of nature's wonders, the Great Barrier Reef and also Melbourne.

A large number of Sri Lankan lawyers, now domiciled in Sydney and Melbourne are expected to host the Sri Lankan group and they are in the process of making arrangements with their local Bar Associations to enable the touring Sri Lankan lawyers to gain knowledge of the Australian legal system and the Federal system of governance.

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Twelve gold medals for Dr. Ravindra Cooray

RAGAMA: At the recently concluded Convocation of the Ragama Medical Faculty of the University of Kelaniya, Dr. Ravindra Cooray was conferred with the MBBS Degree.

He was awarded twelve gold medals for academic excellence and was placed first in all three examinations with two First Class passes, one (second) Upper Pass and nine distinctions.

He was placed third in the Merit List for Medical Graduates passing out in 2004. His entire education was at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. He is the grandson of late Dr. Vincent Cooray, Chest Physician, Galle and the son of Dr. Jayantha Cooray, General Practitioner, Tissamaharama.