This year’s Sri Lanka Day Expo will be held on August 7, 2010 at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. The event... »
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Community
Sri Lankan Community Center Sees Promising Membership Turnout
The much-anticipated launch and open house of Taprobane, the new Sri Lankan community center for the Sri Lankan community in Southern California opened its doors to the public in West Covina, California on March 27, 2010. Taprobane, the new recreational facility and community center was the brainchild of Dr. Walter Jayasinghe, founder of Sri... »
Sri Lanka Foundation Grants & Loans
As a 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization, Sri Lanka Foundation aims to promote Sri Lankan culture and arts in the United States and globally. In an effort to continue with its mission to promote Sri Lankan culture, Sri Lanka Foundation is announcing the launch of the much-awaited community-based grants/loans program. Under this program, Sri Lanka... »
Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble Present Rohan de Saram & Preethi de Silva Live In Concert
World Famous Sri Lankan-British Cellist Rohan de Saram and Internationally Acclaimed Sri Lankan-American Harpsichordist Preethi de Silva to Perform Together in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 15, 2010 On May 15, 2010, at the prestigious Herbert Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles, Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble will... »
Trinity College OBA Night Of Lions
By Eric Motha It was a triumphant debut by the Old Trinitians in British Columbia when they presented the inaugural “Night of the Lions” dinner dance at the spacious and well laid out Surrey Convention Center and Banquet Hall. The evening’s program commenced with the enthusiastic and jubilant Trinitians singing their college anthem with innate... »
Doors Open This Saturday To The First Ever Sri Lankan Recreational Facility
Over the past year, Dr. Walter Jayasinghe spearheaded a movement together with members from several Sri Lankan social and alumni organizations in Southern California to establish a recreational facility for the local Sri Lankan community. In the subsequent time since the initial proposal of the facility, these dedicated members of our community have continued... »
Sacred Relics of St. Anthony Taken To Sri Lanka
By Fr. Sunil de Silva Sacred relics of St. Anthony were brought to Sri Lanka on March 7, from the Basilica of Padua, Italy. The sacred relics were brought to St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade amidst a very large crowd gathering from Katumayake to Kochchikade. Negombo Road was crowded with Catholics to see and pray... »
Restored Library In Sri Lanka Signals Hope For Tamil Minority
By Simon Montlake In the heartland of Sri Lanka’s minority, Jaffna’s newly restored Tamil library is a potent symbol of decades of ethnic strife. Decades of civil strife have left their mark on Jaffna, the heartland of Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority. Bombed-out buildings are a reminder of the fierce battles waged over the historic... »
Sri Lankan Embassy and World Bank Spice Up Restaurants With Sri Lankan Food Festival
On Tuesday, February 23, Restaurants Associates (RA) at the World Bank and the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C. inaugurated the first day of “Celebrating Sri Lankan Cuisine”, a special country promotion launched under the RA’s “Heritage Days” luncheon series. The inaugural luncheon, prepared by two leading chefs specially flown from Sri Lanka... »