Good News From Jayam – May 1, 2023 – By Jayam Rutnam
Good News From Jayam
May 1, 2023 Pls Scroll Down 30 items
– By Jayam Rutnam
Niroshan Kahawatte Elected President of Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (Founded in 1973)
Niroshan Kahawatte has been elected President of the SLAASC. The oldest organization of its kind in the USA. The SLAASC celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2023. The swearing in ceremony will be held on Sunday April 30th
at 2 pm. Everybody is invited. See Invitation below:
Sri Lanka Association in Los Angeles Celebrated Aluth Avurudha-Puthandu in Woodley Park, Van Nuys, Ca. |
Jayam’s Choice
Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from ‘Titanic’)
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Aitken Spence Travels welcomes
4,000 cruise passengers for April 2023
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Aitken Spence Travels welcomed 4,000 cruise tourists to Sri Lanka on the eve of Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The luxurious cruise ships, MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica docked into the port of Colombo with an atmosphere filled with excitement and celebrations. The shore excursion teams from Aitken Spence Travels were on site, ready to delight these visitors with an array of experiences that showcased the very best of Sri Lanka during the holiday season. |
Sri Lanka as one of the best travel destinations
Sri Lanka which has a high tourist attraction has been named as one of the best tourist destinations in the world this year.Sri Lanka has been listed in the Forbes list as one of the 23 best places to visit in 2023. US based international travel influencer Juliana Broste, an award-winning travel filmmaker and host, showcasing adventures and fun things to do around the world, recommended Sri Lanka to be listed as one of the best places to visit in 2023. This was a result of her visit to Sri Lanka in 2022, under the Visiting Blogger Programme of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau 2022.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Government has included Sri Lanka among the 20 countries it approves for its citizens to travel to, says Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China Palitha Kohona,
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Awrudu Customs and Rituals
Reach China through the Silk Route
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The Embassy of Sri Lanka, together with the Sri Lanka – China Economic, Education, and Cultural Association (SCEECA), organized the “Beijing Soorya Mangalya” (National New Year) on 16 April 2023, at the Embassy following rituals, customs and tradition. Over 250 invitees, including, Ven. Dr. Bodagama Chandima Nayaka Thero and his disciples, the Sri Lanka community, Sri Lankan students, and Chinese friends attended. Addressing the gathering, the Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona extended warm Awrudu wishes to everyone. He said that Sri Lanka is hoping that the reopening of China will result in many Chinese tourists visiting Sri Lanka and helping to revive its flagging tourist industry which was buffeted by COVID-19. We are grateful that Sri Lanka is in the list of 20 countries published for Chinese tourists to visit. China was the main source of global tourists in 2019. |
Sri Lanka v Ireland:
Hosts well on top in first Test
Sri Lanka ended day two of their first Test against Ireland in a commanding position as the tourists laboured to 117-7 in reply to their hosts’ first innings total of 591-6 declared.
Ireland will go into day three in Galle trailing by a massive 474 runs and with the prospect of defeat looming large.
Four players scored centuries as Sri Lanka built up a formidable total. Prabath Jayasuriya has taken five of the seven Ireland wickets to fall to date.
Adios Amigo Janaka Palapathwala
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Lakruwani’s Concert – Save The Date
December 2nd, 2023
19 Sri Lankan STREET FOODS Across Sri Lanka!! COLOMBO Kottu Roti, JAFFNA Seafood + TRIBAL Curry about
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“Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo April 20th, 2023
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Eid Mubarak – and stay blessed! The Terminator plugs holes, the sea’s largest garbage patch, a global entrepreneur with Fortune 500 experience gives tips and another shows beauty in Batik, get ready to adopt an ambulance, economic and market news & the world’s amazing mosques!
Obituaries – Sad News
James Oswald (Ozzie) Schumacher (83) of Lakewood, Ca. passed away on April 16th, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents James and Esme, his siblings Glennie, Desmond, Dawn, Bryan, Rebecca, and his beloved grandson Anthony. Ozzie is survived by Anne, his loving wife of fifty three years, as well as his
daughters Susan Esme and Jamie Rebecca and their husbands Diego Amarilla and Nick Johnson, Ozzie’s granddaughters Corina, Chloe, Natalie, Madeline, and Zarina, his sister Fay and her husband Terrance, his brother Mark and wife Kyoko, his sister June, as well as many nieces, nephews.
Celebration of life will be on Saturday, May 6th, 2023,
see below:
Max Gerreyn passed away in Perth, Australia. Husband of Shereen. Max was one of the most talented cartoonists that Sri Lanka produced.
The Funeral Service for Maxwell GERREYN was held at St. Mary Of The Cross MacKillop Church, Perth , W. A. on April 21st 2023. Residential Address-
128, Appleblossom Drive, Mirrabooka, W. A. 6061.
(See caricature by Max below)
“You brightened many a Life with your wit and humour on your long and eventful journey on Earth.” – Sri Lanka HighCommissioner to Australia Somasundaram Skandakumar
Recipes From Roma’s Kitchen
Squid/Cuttle Fish or Dhallo Curry
(which ever name you call it)
Ingredients
1 lb.cuttle fish
2 tspns. salt
2 slices ground ginger
2 teaspoon fenugreek
1/2 tspn. sweet cummin powder
1 1/2 tspns corriander powder
a sprig of curry leaves
2-3 tspns. lime juice
2 dessertspoons oil
4 oz. 1st extract of coconut milk
2 dessertspoons chilli powder
6-8 cloves garlic
1 tspn. pepper powder
1/2 tspn. cummin powder
3-4 green chillies chopped
1 oz. red onions,chopped
12oz. 2nd extract of coconut milk
Method
1.Clean cuttle fish. Cut into 1″ pieces
2.Mix together with all the powdered
ingredients and salt.
3.Heat oil. Add curry leaves onions and fry
for a few minutes.
4.Add cuttle fish and left over ingredients
and cook for 5-7 minutes.
5.Add second extract of coconut milk and
cook until done.
6.Add 1st extract of coconut milk.Bring to
boil add lime juice and take off fire.
Ingredients for 8 portions.
Should you have any questions or requests,
please email me at :
Ferrari Roma Spider
(You have to special order this one from Italy)
Jayam2424@yahoo.com
Good News From Jayam July 15, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items
Good News From Jayam July 15, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items
The “Hollywood” sign was lit up to Celebrate the First Day of Summer
High-Level US Delegation Visits Sri Lanka
The United States has agreed to provide technical assistance for fiscal management in Sri Lanka. This was conveyed by the visiting US State Department Deputy Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Kelly Keiderling, during a discussion with Prime Minister .The US Diplomatic Group also stated its support for the ongoing talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund.Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Asia in the United States Robert Kaproth and US Ambassador in Sri Lanka Julie Chung (above) also participated in the discussion.
Mahinda Samarasinghe Meets Joe Biden
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States of America Mahinda Samarasinghe met US President Joe Biden at the White House Oval Office. During the meeting recently, Ambassador Samarasinghe briefed President Joe Biden on the current situation in Sri Lanka.
Jetwing Hotels Awarded by TripAdvisor in 2022 Travellers’ Choice
Jetwing Hotels announced that it has been recognized by TripAdvisor as a 2022 Travellers’ Choice award winner for seventeen of its hotels and villas across its portfolio, garnering the highest number of honours in Sri Lanka. Jetwing Colombo Seven, Jetwing Lake, Jetwing Lighthouse, Jetwing Jaffna, Jetwing Kandy Gallery, Jetwing Sea, Jetwing Lagoon, Jetwing St. Andrew’s, Jetwing Surf, Jetwing Vil Uyana, Jetwing Kaduruketha, Jetwing Yala, Jetwing Kurulubedda, Calamansi Cove Villas by Jetwing, Saman Villas, and Hotel J Unawatuna have all been recognized for their excellent service by TripAdvisor travellers.
Professor Asgi Fazleabas Recognized for Lifetime Achievement by Sri Lanka Foundation
Professor Asgerally Fazleabas is a student of St Thomas College, Gurutalawa and Mt Lavinia, Sri Lanka. He received his initial diploma in Agriculture at the Aquinas University College in Colombo, Sri Lanka and earned his Bachelor of Science at the California State University in Fresno, California, then after received his Master of Science, Dairy Science and Reproductive Physiology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Professor Fazleabas will be
awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sri Lanka Foundation Awards Ceremony at the Biltmore Hotel on November 13th 2022.
Listen to Interesting Presentation by Professor Asgi Fazleabas
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Human Rights Council President Appoints Radhika Coomaraswamy of Sri Lanka to Serve on Ethiopia Rights Body
GENEVA – The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas (Argentina), announced the appointment of Radhika Coomaraswamy of Sri Lanka to serve as a member of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia. Ms. Coomaraswamy will join Kaari Betty Murungi of Kenya (chair) and Steven Ratner of the United States of America, who were appointed to serve on the human rights investigative body. Ms. Coomaraswamy brings to this position years of experience as a human rights lawyer, expert and advocate having served in various positions in her country and in the international arena. She has held several prior roles, including as a member of the Human Rights Council-created Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar from 2017 to 2019 and as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict from 2006 to 2012.
Extraordinary’ Colombo crowd reception has Aussies stunned | Sri Lanka v Australia 2022
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“Sri Lankan Fans Take a Bow” By S. Skandakumar
The recent support and solidarity of our cricket fans throughout the T20 and One Day series, that inspired our youthful national team to great heights may well go down in history as unprecedented. The fact that it came at the most challenging time ever in their own personal lives spoke volumes for their love for the game and our talented youth.
Their sincere acknowledgement of the role of Australia in the advancement of our cricket since attaining Test status in 1982, reflected a nation’s gratitude. As we struggle out of the worst-ever economic crisis experienced since Independence, let us together usher in a new era, and embrace the values that have made Australia the nation it is, through equality, mutual respect, and the rigid application of the Rule of Law where no one is above it.
May God bless our beautiful country and all her people.
The writer was the Assistant Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket in 1982-1988, Secretary in 1989-1992, Vice Chairman
/Secretary First Interim Committee in 1999-2000, and
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Australia in 2015-2019.
Chirashri Kariyakarawana
Graduates From UC Davis
Chirashri Kariyakarawana received her MBA (Masters of Business Administration) from UC Davis Graduate School of Management on June 11th, 2022. Here with parents Sujeewa and Sangeetha Kariyakarawana.
Chirashri with Uncle and Aunt. Sangeetha’s brother
Jeevaka Weerasinghe (Sri lanka cricketer) and Sister in law
Sharmel Weerasinghe.
Wedding Bells for Aritha Wickramasinghe and Dave Hunter in London, England
On the 18th of June 2022, Aritha Wickramasinghe, son of Shirley and Renuka Wickramasinghe, married his long-time partner Dave Hunter, son of Edmund and Mary Hunter, at London’s prestigious St. George’s Church in Mayfair. Aritha is an award-winning International Finance Lawyer and a Human Rights Activist. Dave is a Civil Engineer and specialist in yacht and ocean-based tourism.
President and Committee of the Sri Lanka America Association of Southern California (SLAASC) Meeting
Miss Sri Lanka New York 2022
Shayleena Wijerathna Petite Teen California 2022
Fourteen year old Shayleena Wijerathna of Corona, Ca. has been crowned “Petite Teen California 2022.” She will be representing California at the nationals in Wisconsin in August 2022. Her platform is Autism Awareness- What makes you different is what makes you beautiful. She is a freshman and scholar at Santiago High School in Corona, CA. she is an aspiring teen commercial model/actress. She is being represented by Dreamscope Entertainment and Manikin Talent Agency. Shayleena is the daughter of Ronika Wijerathna and grand daughter of the late Romanie Abeysinghe.
Making their debut performance with ‘Aranga Pravesam’
Namrutha Prabagaran, Hamshitha Prabagaran and Harshini Aravind will make their debut performance ‘Aranga Pravesam’ under the direction of their guru, Kalasuri Smt. Vasugi Jegatheeswaran on July 30 at the New Kathiresan Hall, Bambalapitiya. The chief guest of this event will be Dr. Jeyanthy Yogharajah, founder/ Artistic Director of Salangai Narthanalaya Academy of Fine Arts and Sasvatam UK. The guests of honour will be Sarah Philipps, Principal, Colombo International School and Rev. Sr. Ranjanie Silva, Principal, Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya.The performance is choreographed and directed by Smt. Vasugi Jegatheeswaran accompanied by vocalist – Arunanthy Aruran, Mirudhangam – Mahendran Logendran, violin – Shanmuganathan Thibaharan, thaala tharangam – Ratnam Ratnadurai and flute – Priyantha Dissanayake.
James Webb telescope reveals the universe as we’ve never seen it before
The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory to be placed in orbit, has revealed the “deepest and sharpest infrared image of the early universe” ever taken, going back 13 billion years, NASA said. At first glance, the first image from NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope may not seem all that remarkable. But in reality, what appears to be tiny specks in space are actually galaxies — billions of years old. “If you held a grain of sand on the tip of your finger at arms length, that is the part of the universe you are seeing — just one little speck of the universe,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said of the image.
Jayam’s Choice Elvis Presley – All Star Tribute
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Iroshini Wijenayaka of Ideal Group represents Sri Lanka at the World Women Leadership Congress
Ideal Group Ltd. Group Marketing and Communications General Manager Iroshini Wijenayaka, was recently nominated as a Patron of the World Women Leadership Congress (WWLC), taking Sri Lanka to the international limelight, yet again. Based in Mumbai, WWLC, honors the strategic and influential role of women leaders and annually organises the ‘Women Leadership Awards’ to celebrate the outstanding leadership and achievements demonstrated by women leaders in the region.
Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS – Official Trailer
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Flight to Ceylon in 1950 with TWA
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Jerusalema Dance Challenge -Best Performance- Sri Lanka Dance inspire
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Animals and Humans Sharing a Deep Connection
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“Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo July 8th. 2022
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Sri Lanka needs your prayers. We at Kaleidoscope want you to be a part of our journey of positivity so each week, it’s about bringing a smile on your face. This week, it’s lots of chocolate, large water lilies, alligator weddings, market & economic news, chats about HIV & empowering women through SMEs and song.
Obituaries – Sad News
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Rita Kunaratnam (90) passed away in Melbourne, Australia. Wife of the late Dr Theagan Kunaratnam, mother of Renuka, Manjula and Ishan, mother-in-law of Mano and Cindi, grandmother of Crishan, Tasha, Kalin, Kayle, Eathan and Jack.
Recipes From Roma’s Kitchen
Pineapple Curry with Shrimp and Mussels
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
2 tablespoons red curry paste
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
8 ounces jumbo shrimp, shelled
and deveined
1 pound mussels, cleaned and
beards removed
6 ounces fresh pineapple, finely crushed
or chopped
5 kaffir lime leaves, torn
2 red chillies, chopped and cilantro
leaves to garnish
Method
1.In a large saucepan, bring half the
coconut milk to a boil and heat,
stirring, until it separates.
2.Add the red curry paste and cook
until fragrant. Add the fish sauce
and sugar and continue to cook
for a few moments.
3.Stir in the rest of the coconut milk
and bring back to a boil. Add the
Jumbo shrimp,mussels, pineapple
and kaffir leaves.
4.Reheat until boiling and then simmer
for 3-5 minutes, until the shrimp are
cooked and the mussells have opened .
Remove any mussells that have not
opened and discard. Serve garnished
with red chillies and cilantro leaves.
Please email me with any questions you may have to
Pelicans at Beira Lake, Colombo
