Thursday, October 13, 2011

OH MY FELLOW HUMANS..!!! WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU..? READ THIS.!!! YOU REALISE THAT.!!!



OH! MY MOTHER! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR MILK,FOOD,CLOTHS,PROTECTION &LOVE IN NEED!
OH! MY FATHER! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING ME EDUCATION,GUIDANCE,ADVICE AS YOUNG!
OH MY SISTERS &BROTHER! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR AFFECTION,TRUE CRITISM &HAPPINESS!
OH MY WIFE! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR AFFECTION,CARE,PROTECTION,TOLERANCE&TASTY FOOD
OH MY CHILDREN! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LAUGHTER,PROGRESS,AFFECTION & COURTECY!
OH MY UNCLES & AUNTS! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE,LAUGHTER,FRIENDLINESS&SMILES!
OH MY FRIENDS &RELATIVES! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR JOKES,LAUGHTER,HOSPTALITY,SMILE!
OH MY POLITICAL,RELIGIOUS,SOCIAL,SPRITUAL,MENTORS!HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE!
OH MY VILLAGE! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVELY NATURE,GREEN VIEWS & LOVELY TEMPLES!
OH MY JAFFNA! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT-HISTORY,EDUCATION,CULTURE&HOSPITALITY!
OH MY LANKA!HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR NATURAL-BEAUTY,SEA,NICE FOOD & WARM CLIMATE!
OH MY NORWAY! HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME&MY FAMILY PROTECTION,SAFETY,LIFE& CARE!
OH MY WORLD!HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR REGULAR DAY&NIGHT;SUMMER&WINTER CIRCLE SAFELY!
OH MY SUN!HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR LIGHT/HEAT FOR ALL!NOT COME CLOSER OR GO FAR AWAY!
OH MY UNIVERSE!HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING HARMONY!NOT DESTROYING LOVELY WORLD!
OH MY GOD!HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR THIS LOVELY WORLD/UNIVERSE&MY HEART WORKING SO FAR!

SHAN NALLIAH...DRAMMEN, NORWAY 13-10-2011

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Books online from srilanka....!

Sri Lanka’s first online bookshop launched in Colombo
August 20, 2011, 7:56 pm

By Puck Stamps

From now on, Sri Lankans will have the opportunity of buying their English, Sinhalese and Tamil books online via www.books.lk.

It was the inventive businessman Sujan Dias who came up with the idea to launch an online bookshop for Sri Lankans. His partner Samantha Liyanage, Director Operations, supports him with the execution of the business.

Q: How did the idea to launch an online bookshop come up?

A: I absolutely enjoy reading and I travel frequently as well. I noticed that the choice of books abroad was way more diverse than in Sri Lanka. Therefore, I started bringing books to Sri Lanka, not only for myself, but also for my family and friends. It became a hobby and I even started a website: bookazon.com. One of my friends suggested that I could use this concept in a more professional and commercial way. I realized there must me more people who do prefer a greater offer of books, so I took his suggestion seriously and started this website.

Q: What makes the online bookshop worth visiting?

It is the first online bookshop ever launched in Sri Lanka. There are different bookstores that are online, but there wasn’t an online bookshop that existed on its own. We sell English, Sinhalese and Tamil books. The response on this diversity was tremendous. Not only people in Colombo order books, but we saw Sri Lankans living in the North of the country approac us for books as well. Moreover, people can just order any book that they want, even if it is not on the website. When they send us an e-mail with the request for a book, we try to find and sell it.

Q: Is the business doing well and what kind of books do you sell best?

At first, sales were quite low, but the situation is now better. We want to improve the time within which we should be able to deliver books. Now, it takes 10 to 12 days to deliver a book, but our aim is to do it within one work week. We notice that especially fiction, novels, biographies and educational books are the most popular.

Q: There was no online bookshop in Sri Lanka until you came in. Does that mean Sri Lankans are afraid to buy things online?

No, Sri Lankans are quite familiar with online buying. I think no one came up with the idea to introduce an online bookshop. People might think that the market is too small for such a venture. Besides this, we offer various options to pay for the ordered books. The simplest way is to pay with a credit card, but it is also possible to pay by bank deposit. Our customers may even pay after they receive the books home. That is probably the most secure option.

Q: Is there any difference between the price of a book in a store and those sold on your website?

There shouldn’t be any difference in the prices. We certainly don’t want to out-price ourselves though we have to include a delivery fee, which can be hard to determine as our customers live in different areas.

Q: Lots of bookstores expand their offer with CDs, DVDs and even toys or telephones. Is that part of a future plan for your business?

We already offer CDs and DVDs, and even magazines. When our operations expand, we can certainly think of more options. For now, we just want our website to be known by the Sri Lankans. With our bookshop, we want people to be able to order any book, from any country and to let them discover the different quality of books that the world offers.

Lankan students to uk in trouble...!


More Lankan students stranded in UK as another two colleges close down
August 20, 2011, 7:17 pm

by Sujeeva Nivunhella

in London

In a disturbing trend, more Sri Lankan students have been left stranded in London following two more colleges putting up shutters. This follows the sudden closure of Fullham & Chelsea College in London earlier which dislodged 38 Lankan students, as exclusively reported in The Sunday Island last week.

The two latest educational institutions to be closed down are Bloomsbury Business School and London Business Academy in London which have displaced 52 Sri Lankan students — twelve from Bloomsbury Business School and 40 from the London Business Academy.

The students affected by the closure of these three colleges are struggling to stay in London as, in terms of the agreement, their student visas will be void if the colleges they attend are closed down, sources here said.

The Sunday Island understands that the Sri Lankan High Commission in London is now in touch with the British Accreditation Council (BAC) to seek relief for the stranded students. The Chief Executive Officer of the BAC, Dr. Gina Hobson is expected to meet with High Commission officials this week. 

High Commission officials have also sought a meeting with officers of the United Kingdom Boarder Agency (UKBA) to discuss the visa issue of these students.

The British government has imposed strict rules and guidelines for schools, colleges and universities for their overseas students and  these colleges have apparently wound up as they could not adhere to the regulations in place.

The government has now cut down the working hours per week to 10 hours for overseas students and their spouses are completely debarred from taking up employment. Previously, the spouses of the students were allowed to work freely. 

It is reported that the affected students had to pay more than 1.5 million rupees to agents in Sri Lanka for their enrolment to overseas colleges.

  Island.lk

Sunday, June 19, 2011

For next generation of corporate and social leaders - 2012 ‘Leadership in Action Summits’ at Harvard and Stanford Universities in USA


For next generation of corporate and social leaders - 2012 ‘Leadership in Action Summits’ at Harvard and Stanford Universities in USA

June 18, 2011, 7:13 pm


Since the year 2000, over 550 Sri Lankan teenagers have experienced an amazing week in the USA which changed their lives forever. 470 of them entered foreign Universities. These include Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Brown, Upenn, Washington, Mt. Holliork, Notradam, Macalister, Clark, Wisconsin in USA, Sydney, Melbourne and East Sydney in Australia and Oxford, Nottingham, Warrick, Leeds, Sheffield, Kings, LSE and Sussex in the United Kingdom.


The majority of these students, after graduation, came back to Sri Lanka to take on new careers or to join their parents’ companies and organizations to lead them to a new level.


In 2012, Sri Lanka will send 30 student leaders for The Leadership in Action Summit at the prestigious Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts and Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, USA. The program will be conducted by ‘People to People Leadership Programs’ of The Dwight Eisenhower Foundation, founded in 1956 by the late US President, Dwight Eisenhower. Students from outside USA represent 38% of the summit. For more information and applications visit www.futureworldleader.org


This once in a lifetime opportunity is open to the next generation of corporate, social and political leaders, who are now between 16 to 19 years. Every year The Leadership in Action Summit brings together 300 promising student leaders from 30 countries to explore and challenge leadership skills.


In addition, these students gain an enhanced university resume with credit marks and preference for admission and scholarships to universities in U.S.A. The Harvard University and Stanford campuses provides the perfect location for students to develop leadership skills, prepare for University admissions, build their communication and presentation skills, said Ananda Rajapakse, the South Asia Representative for People to People Leadership Programs, USA. For selection criteria email; futureworldleader@eureka.lk


In July this year, 33 Sri Lankans and one Maldivian will attend the Harvard University Leadership in Action Summit. They are Shenelle Siriwardena (Head Girl), Wiyan Perera (Head Boy) Nitya Amalean, Migara Cabraal, Jaikishan Jayesinghe, Rashida Patel, Nishath Karim, Prashan Mendis, Ruchira Nanayakkara, Udesh Dharmadasa, Lishan Perera, Toshan Wickramanayake, Senal Rajamanthri, Lahiru Gamage, Lakshitha Weerasuriya, Aqil Refai, Tisura Goonewardena, Shimmer Milfer and Kavindu Ranasinghe from Colombo International School; Akana Jayawardena and Amani Wickramasinghe (Head Prefect) from Bishops’ College, Nimantha Fernando from S. Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia, Minura Tissera from Lyceum International School, Shireen Akbarally , Upeksha Narayana, Tarangee Mutucumarana, Mansha Abdulla, Aqla Mizver and Sachini Egodage (Head Girl) from Asian International School, Raga Raghuraman and Sasha Chatoor from The British School in Colombo, Lukshmee Saravanapavan from Elizabeth Moir School, Dmitri Cooray from St. Josephs College and Gimantha Perera from S. Thomas’ Prep, Colpetty.


Mrs. Rochelle Melder, an American trained student counselor will be the Delegation Manager.

www island.lk

Sunday, February 20, 2011

‘The great Indian Education Fair 2011’ was held recently at the ‘Sri Lankan Exhibition and Convention Centre’ with the sheer purpose of EDU INFO.!!!

Indian education fair
Text and pix- Amalshan Gunarathne

‘The great Indian Education Fair 2011’ was held recently at the ‘Sri Lankan Exhibition and Convention Centre’ with the sheer purpose of providing Sri Lankan students with insightful information on Indian University system. The exhibition gave its visitors the opportunity of gaining expert opinion, career guidance and comparative insights on how to compete with the current global education trends.


Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha with the exhibitors

The event was organized by the ‘Affairs Exhibitions & Media Private Limited, India’. Speaking on behalf of the organizing committee, the Managing director of the Affairs Exhibitions and Media Pvt. Ltd, Sanjeev Bolia articulated: “The exhibition will demonstrate how Indian education can help students to achieve success in an extremely competitive world. The Indian education seeks to provide its students a very high brand of education at a relatively lower cost.”

Compared to western universities in United Kingdom, USA, Australia and Europe, the Indian education comes at a very affordable cost. In fact the cost of higher education in India is one tenth the cost of a European university. Even at such a lower rate, most reputed universities in India provide the students with best learning environment. They provide the students with a reputed international staff, plush interior, rich infrastructure and wide variety of outdoor sporting activities.


Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha presenting certificates to exhibitors

Many of India’s most reputed, schools, colleges and universities participated to the exhibition. The exhibition was segmented in to two divisions. The first division showcased what India has to offer for the primary and secondary education.

Many reputed schools including, Woodstock School-Mussori, Singapore International School (Mumbai), Akash International School (Banglore), Comorin International School (Kanyakumari), St. Jhon’s Residential School (Chennai), Prudence International School (Mumbai), participated to the event. The schools cater to students in both primary and secondary level.


Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha and other distinguished guests at the opening ceremony

The other division provided the visitors with a very in-depth analysis on the Indian university system. Many renowned universities including NITTE University (Bangalore), Alliance University (Bangalore), Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Science (Nagpur), KIT university (Bhubaneswar) VELS University (Chennai), Acharya Group of Institutions (Bangalore), Dayananda Sagar Group of Institutions (Bangalore) participated to the event.

The exhibition was also expected to bridge the gap between the two countries. Speaking at the opening ceremony Indian High Commissioner Askok K Kantha stated: “Considering that the education has always been an integral part of India and Sri Lanka’s multi facet relationship, the fair is expected to make a positive impact on the growing bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Through such collaborative effort we can take the regional growth to higher standards”

DAILYNEWS.LK

The Colombo University is calling for applications for Masters, Postgraduate Diplomas and Diploma in Travel, Tourism Economics and Hotel Management.!!

Applications called for Masters, Postgraduate Diplomas
Nethli Struys

The Colombo University is calling for applications for Masters, Postgraduate Diplomas and Diploma in Travel, Tourism Economics and Hotel Management.

This aims to enhance the required manpower of tourism and hospitality industry with academic recognition and professional excellence, Colombo University Senior Lecturer and Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management Director General Dr DAC Suranga Silva said.

The duration of the two year part time program is two years. the first year will be devoted to the Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (DTEHM) while the second year will be allocated for the Masters in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (MTEHM) program. Diploma in Travel and Tourism Economics and Hotel Management provides practical and analytical competence in socio-economic, ecological, marketing, managerial, accounting, information technology and legal aspects of the travel and tourism industry through interactive and application-oriented study approaches.

The course targets those engaged in the travel and tourism fields at different professional levels, tourism related policymakers, planners and researchers, and also those who aspire to be in a career in the travel and tourism sector.

This course gives an opportunity for travel and tourism sector oriented personnel to benefit from studying at the premier national university in Sri Lanka, he said.

The duration of the course is one year. The closing date for applications is March 20. Applications and informations can be downloaded from http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/arts/econ/index.php or http://www.sltda.lk/education or collect from the library of the Department of Economics, Colombo University.

Application fee is Rs 1,500 payable at the interview. Inquiries can be made on (011) 2502722, 2582666, 2596889 or 5355809.

DAILYNEWS.LK

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