Quick Look

Indonesian prelate here to open Sanghavasa

The Most Ven. Pannavaro Thera, Mahanayaka of the Indonesian Sangha Sabha along with an Indonesian Buddhist delegation arrived here yesterday.

He is in Sri Lanka as the special invitee to open the newly constructed Sanghavasa at Kuruppukanda Vihara, Godagama at 9.00 a.m. today. He also functions as the Vice President of the World Buddhist Sangha Council.

‘Skills’ at Fort Railway station

‘Skills’, a photography exhibition to celebrate abilities of disabled persons is on at platform number 5 and 6 at the Fort Railway Station, Colombo. The photography exhibition organised by Handicap International Sri Lanka will be on until January 4.

The exhibition displays photographs of Sri Lankan photographers, Anoma Rajakaruna, Menika Van Der Pooten and Gemunu Amarasinghe and French photographer Philippe Merchez who has specialised in disability photography.

The exhibition will tour the country throughout 2008 at selected public locations and railway stations.

Embroidery exhibition in Negombo

A ribbon and hand embroidery exhibition sponsored by the Negombo Muslim Women’s Association will be held at the Jabir Hajiyar Memorial Hall in Periyamulla, Negombo tomorrow and Sunday from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Chief guest Alhaj Zaheem Nazoordeen will open the exhibition at 9.00 a.m. tomorrow.

The exhibition will be held on the second day under the patronage of Attorney-at-Law A. A. Basheer Ahamed, who will present certificates to participants.

Monthly lecture series

The monthly lecture of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka will be held on December 31 at 5 p.m. at the Gamini Dissanayake auditorium, Mahaweli Centre, 96, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7.

The lecture titled ‘The Extended Mahavamsa’ presented by Prof. Chandra Wickramagamage is open to the public.

Memorial orations

Dr. Ariaranee Gnanathasan MD. MPhil, FRCP (Lond), Senior Lecturer and Consultant Physician will deliver the K. Rajasuriya Memorial Oration on ‘Syndromic Approach to Snake Identification - a Clinico Epidemiological Study of Victims of Snake Bites.’

The lecture organised by the Ceylon College of Physicians will be held today at 6.30 p.m. at the Lionel Memorial Auditorium, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7.

Dinner dance

Royal College Group of ‘82 will celebrate 25 years of leaving College at Water’s Edge today with a dinner dance with bands Misty and Cosmic Rays and other entertainers in attendance.

Clifford Richards will compere the show. All who joined Royal Junior School in 1970, O/Levels in 1979 and A/Levels in 1982 at Royal College have organised this event.

Special meeting

A special meeting of all Old Boys of Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa who have excelled in various professions will be held tomorrow at 3.00 pm at the college main hall.

The purpose of the meeting is to get the Old Boys’ advice, guidance and support for the school’s further development.