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St. Thomas' College, Kotte
St. Thomas College ( si, ශාන්ත තෝමස් විද්යාලය) is a Catholic school in Kotte, Sri Lanka. A national school, it serves a mix of boys and girls, from grades 1 to 13. History St. Thomas College was established by Rev. Father Zacharias Dabrera, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, OMI, and formally opened by Rev. Father J. B. Meary, OMI, on 8 May 1928, the Calendar of saints, feast-day of Michael (archangel), St. Michael the Archangel, with 53 students. The new school was set up in the small verandah of the mission house, Debrera's residence. As the number of students increased the two wings of the church were used as classrooms. The school was provisionally registered on 9 June 1928. In 2017 the school had 1,400 students and 70 staff. Traditions The school colours are scarlet, representing the love of work and sacrifice in the hearts of the pupils, white for the purity in their lives, and gold for perfection and success. The school motto is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National School (Sri Lanka)
A National school ( si, ජාතික පාසල, Jathika Pasala, ta, தேசியப் பாடசாலை) in Sri Lanka is a school that is funded and administered by the Ministry of Education of the central government as opposed to Provincial schools run by the local provincial council. These schools provide secondary education (some including collegiate), with some providing primary education as well. The classification began in 1985, with 18 schools being designated as national schools. Today, there are 373 National Schools in country constituting 3 percent of total National and Provincial Schools. History With the decentralization of government administration following the establishment of provincial councils from the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1987, the central government transferred control of government schools, with the exception of 18 elite schools that had been designated as national schools by the Ministry of Education in 1985. The criteria for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalin Perera (judge)
Justice Hettikankanange Nalin Jayalath Perera (born 29 April 1954) is a Sri Lanka judge who served as the 46th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. Education and early career Educated at St. Thomas' College, Kotte and S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa, he studied law at the Sri Lanka Law College, passing out in 1977. His contemporaries included Mahinda Rajapaksa and Jeyaraj Fernandopulle. Having taken oaths as an attorney-at-law, he worked under Daya Perera. Judicial career Lower courts Perera served as a Primary Court judge from 1980, in Embilipitiya and Welimada. In 1984, he was appointed as a Magistrate. He functioned as the Magistrate of Mount-Lavinia, Walasmulla, Kalutara and Colombo Fort. He became a District Judge in 1990. High court In 2001 he was appointed a High Court Judge and served in Ratnapura, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya. He served as a Criminal High Court judge and became one of the first High Court Judges appointed to the newly formed Civil Appellate High Courts in Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schools In Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be availa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agenzia Fides
Agenzia Fides is the news agency of the Vatican. It is based in the ''Palazzo de Propaganda Fide'' in Vatican City. It is part of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. It was formed on 5 June 1927, as the first missionary news agency of the Roman Catholic Church and was approved by Pope Pius XI. History Agenzia Fides started to issue editions in English, French and Polish (latter for a short period) followed by those in Italian (1929), Spanish (1930), German (1932), Chinese (1998), Portuguese (2002) and Arabic (2008). Since 1998 Fides Service went online with up to five reports daily from non-European events. Its homepage consists of information about statistics and missionaries killed as martyrs. The image archive of the agency includes about 10,000 photographs documenting the history of Catholic missions from the years 1930 to 1990. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdiocese Of Colombo
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo ( la, Archidioecesis Columbensis in Taprobane) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, whose ecclesiastical province covers all Sri Lanka plus the Maldives (which are within the archbishopric). It depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The current archbishop of Colombo, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 June 2009, is Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. He is assisted in this role by the auxiliary bishops. The archdiocesan mother church and cathedral seat of its Metropolitan Archbishop is St. Lucia's Cathedral. Its other National Shrines are the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Tewatta, and St. Anthony's National Shrine a minor basilica in Kochchikade. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 637,729 Catholics (8.8% of 7,281,000 total) on 3,838 km² in 128 parishes with 592 priests (313 diocesan, 279 religious), 1,560 lay religious (380 brothers, 1,180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxwell Silva
Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva was born on September 27, 1953 in Willorawatte, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Presently he is serving as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo. Birth and childhood He was born into a devoted Roman Catholic family to parents Stanley John Silva and Eugene Victoria Dias. He was the second child of four and the eldest of three brothers. He initially entered the Roman Catholic School in Willorawatte and later attendeSt. Sebastian College, Moratuwawhere he completed his secondary education. As a child he was very much attached to thSt. Charles Borommeo parish Willorawatte and has been a devoted member of the Legion of Mary. Young Maxwell Silva was greatly attached to the 'Brookside' St. Joseph's Convent - Piliyandala where he served as an altar server for many years. Steps toward vocational ministry Neither Silva's parents nor his family observed signs of his calling when he was a child. He entered the St Aloysius Minor Seminary on May 3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandimal Jayasinghe
Jayasinghe Arachchige Chandima Nuwan (born 31 May 1983; si, චන්දිමාල් ජයසිංහ), popularly as Chandimal Jayasinghe, is a Sri Lankan cosmetologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is best known for organizing bridal competitions, Miss Sri Lanka and Miss World competitions as well as his royal birthday parties. He is currently the National Director of Mrs. World (Sri Lanka). Personal life He was born on 31 May 1983 in Beddagana, Pitakotte, Colombo, Sri Lanka to a family with two siblings. His father Jayasinghe Arachchige Chandradasa had a food stall. His mother is Kuruvitage Gunawathi Silva, a housewife. He completed education at St. Thomas' College, Kotte up to the ordinary level. He has one elder sister, Chandani. His father died in 2017 after a brief illness. On 30 May 2021, he was arrested along with actress and model Piumi Hansamali for organizing a birthday party at Shangri-La Colombo with the participation of 15-20 more people during the eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Solomons
Andy Solomons (born 18 September 1987) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer who plays for Colombo Cricket Club. In April 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament The 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament was a List A cricket tournament that was played in Sri Lanka between 2 May and 10 June 2018, following the conclusion of the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. Four teams took part in the co .... References External links * 1987 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Batticaloa District cricketers Colombo Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Colombo Southern Express cricketers Hambantota Troopers cricketers {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
''The Sunday Times'' is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers. The paper features articles of journalists such as defence columnist Iqbal Athas and Ameen Izzadeen. The daily counterpart of the Sri Lankan ''Sunday Times'' is the ''Daily Mirror''. History The first ''Times'' newspaper, ''Ceylon Times'' was established in 1846. The Times of Ceylon Ltd, which existed for 131 years, was taken over by the Sri Lankan government in 1977. Ranjith Wijewardena, the son of D. R. Wijewardena, and the chairman of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, purchased the company which was under liquidation, in 1986. However, the newspaper ''The Sunday Times'' came into being in 1991. See also *List of newspapers in Sri Lanka The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Seneviratne
Joseph Roger Seneviratne (born 5 May 1962 as රොජර් සෙනෙවිරත්න) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as singer and politician by profession. Highly versatile actor who dominated television screen, he is best known for the roles in teledrama ''Batti'', ''Chathurya'' and as King Vijaya in film ''Vijaya Kuweni''. Personal life He is a past pupil of St. Thomas' College, Kotte and Saint Joseph's College, Colombo. He is married to Vineetha Chandrasekara and the couple has one daughter Divya Vihari and one son Digantha. His father Riyency Steinwall Seneviratne was a retired officer in Sri Lanka Ports Authority. He died in 2012 at the age of 84. Roger is the second of the family with nine siblings. His elder brother is Ralston and younger brother is Ralph. He has six sisters, Kristine, Darliya, Sharmane, Linet, Michel and Virginia. Acting career His acting career started in 1976 when his friend Milton Jayasooriya int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angeline Gunathilake
Angelina Rachel de Lanerolle ( si, ඇන්ජලීන් ගුණතිලක; 23 December 1939 – 29 March 2019), popularly known as Angeline Gunathilake or Anjalin Gunathilaka, was a Sri Lankan singer, primarily working as a playback singer in Sinhala film industry. Considered the ''Silver bell of Sinhala cinema'', Gunathilaka worked on over 5000 playback songs in a musical career that spanned nearly six decades. She was an A-grade singer who graduated from Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. She died at the age of 79 while receiving treatment at National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo. Personal life Angeline Gunathilaka was born on 23 December 1939 in Matara district, the seventh of ten siblings. She went to St. Mary's Convent Matara for primary education. Her father worked at the Department of Railways. Due to her father's employers transferring him, the family moved to Colombo at the age of 8. She then attended St. Thomas' College, Kotte for secondary education. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
