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Embassy of Sri Lanka, P O Box 94360, Riyadh 11693, Saudi Arabia Volume 1 Issue 5 - Oct 2008 Web: www.lankaemb-riyadh.org Email: [email protected] Tel: +966-1-460-6906/460-8689 / 460-8232/460-8235 Fax: +966-1-460-0846 To Speak Or Not To SL Embassy, SLES Fete Open House Ifthar Business Kandy: The Capital In TV Crew visit to SL Reported by Khaled Al Dagestani Opportunities The Hills Speak A group of journalists and television Rubber Mats, Woven Coir Mats, crew visited Sri Lanka in July to film a Scraper Mats documentary on Sri Lanka. Mr.Azif Raseen, Business Development Manager, Rileys Ltd, Ekala, Ja-Ela ,Sri Lanka Tel:+94 11 2230078, Fax:2236452 The team consisted of Faisal Al Otaibi, Email: [email protected] Director/Producer, Mobarak Al Osaimi, Web: www.rileysmats.com Writer, KhaledAl Dagestani, Coordinator Coir and Rubber based floor mats for and Taha Assaleh, Cameraman, all homes, garden & industry.. representing Media Insight Television Productions filming Faces & Places, a Plants, Flowers, Cut leaves television documentary series to be Mr.M.T.S.Manuwendra, broadcasted during the Holy Month of Managing Director, Greenet Plants & Ramadan on Saudi TV Channel 1. Flowers (Pvt) Ltd, Mabole, Wattala,Sri Lanka, Tel:+94 11 2933043, Fax:2933042 Kandy, is the English name for the city of Their journey included countries such as Let it not be forgotten that ‘precious Email: [email protected] Web: www.greenetplants.com Maha Nuvara (Senkadagalapura) in the Switzerland, South Africa, Turkey and words captured are moments that are Growing and exporting cut greens. central hill country of Sri Lanka. It is the Norway among others, Sri Lanka alone effectively treasured’. capital of the Central Province and Kandy will have three episodes filmed in District. It lies in the midst of hills in the different locations such as Colombo, Hair Oil ,Hair Cream , Herbal Balm Do words make for a forceful lecture or Mr.Anura. S. Bandara, Director Kandy Valley which crosses an area of Kandy and Nuwara Eliya. The team is it the manner in which the words are Sepra Natural Products, Godapola, tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is visited a Spice Garden and an Elephant delivered that matter? Imbulgasdeniya, Sri Lanka one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka. Orphanage and also travelled along the Tel:+94 0714811414 southern coast to Galle where they Abdul Ageed Mohammed Marleen, Sri Lankan Ambassador, second left, Nepalese The gift of the gab is the best trophy a Email: [email protected] The city is of both an administrative and filmed the Dutch Fortress. Ambassador Hamid Ansari, third left, Mr. Sabarullah Khan extreme left, seen at the Web: http://www.sepranatural.com human can be crowned with, religious significance. The name Kandy is majestically. Likewise the BeeGees did Sri Lankan Ifthar party in Riyadh held on Friday Sep 18, 2008 Packeted Cinnamon, Black Pepper, derived from the Sinhalese kaⁿda uḍa pas The team was in awe when they visited become kings of the musical world way Cloves raṭa, literally "the five districts on the Sigiriya, the fortress in the sky and they back in the 60’s with their famous The Sri Lankan Embassy in cooperation with the Sri Lankan Expatriates’ Society (SLES) hosted an open house Ifthar (Breakfast) party during Ramadan where more Mr.Warna Dahanayake, Managing mountain". believe that it is one of the wonders of single track, titled, ‘Words’ that rocked the world. than 1,000 Sri Lankans from all walks of life participated in the program held at the Director, Eco-Triangle Company Ltd the era. Tickle Road ,Colombo 14, Sri Lanka The Portuguese shortened this to Embassy premises. Religious discourses on the significance of Ramadan were delivered by Moulavi Nalim and Nisthar in Sinhalese and Tamil respectively. Tel:+94 11 5677629 "Candea", using the name for both the All in all they enjoyed Sri Lanka and An important factor in speaking is to Email: [email protected] kingdom and its capital would like to encourage people to visit know oneself and your body language Nepalese Ambassador Hamid Ansari was also present, while Maldivian Ambassador Hussein Shihab sent his greetings and good wishes to the Sri Lankan community on Senkadagalapura. In Sinhala, Kandy is and enjoy its wonders and natural will automatically follow… the speaker Canned Food Items, Spices this auspicious month. called Maha Nuvara (pronounced [maha beauty, They also considered Sri as we can see has the power to Mr.Timochin Hassan ʋ Lankans to be some of the friendliest Manager, Altoga Trading Establishment nu ərə]), meaning "Great City" or stimulate ones heart, mind, action, "Capital", although this is most often and helpful people they have ever met. deeds, and swim the oceans deep and Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Ageed Mohammed Marleen, Sri Lankan Tel:03 8341928 Ext 224 Ambassador, said that the Ifthar was arranged with generous financial contributions Fax:03 8341894 shortened to Nuvara. fly high through the skies, effortlessly. EDITORIAL BOARD from prominent community members and the Embassy staff. “The whole idea of this Email: [email protected] Honorary Members function is to provide a common platform for the community members to meet and Historical records suggest that Kandy Language is the oldest and the most High Fat DC, Spices was first established by the King A Sabarullah Khan greet one another," the envoy said He also took the opportunity of thanking the W A Sarath Kumara powerful and successful weapon in the Mr.Irfan Yaqub Saudi Government for the donation of 200 metric tons of dates to Sri Lankan Wickramabahu (1357-1374 CE) near the Yasantha de Silva world. It can conquer the entire Sales Manager Muslims for Ramadan. He said that the consignment was handed to the Petroleum Watapuluwa area, north of the present M C Rasooldeen J.P Universe and can also bring down the M.A.Al-Azzaz Establishment Minister Abdul Hameed Fowzie by the Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Abdul city, and named Senkadagalapura at the Fazli Sameer whole superstructure of any society, P.O.Box 712, Riyadh 11383, KSA Rahman Al Jammaz in Colombo on the first day of the holy month". These time, although some scholars suggest the [email protected] even globally. Speech can produce its Tel:+966 1 2653971 x103,Fax:2654072 dates were distributed among the mosques throughout the island where Email:[email protected] name Katubulu Nuwara may also have fruitful blossoming fragrance if great been used. The October issue of Insight is care is taken in preparation and Ifthar programs were conducted during the holy month. Kandy is also popular because of the presentation. A speech has two vital Floor Tiles, Wall Tiles sponsored by Mr. Adel Ahmed Bagib, General Manager annual festival and pageant known as the components. The message and the Lalith de Silva, STC, Riyadh Tiles World Establishment Kandy Esala Perahera which involves messenger! Printed at Al Raja Press, Riyadh P.O.Box 43118 Riyadh 11561 several days of pomp and grand +966-1-453-8811 (tel), 470-1167 (fax) Tel: +966 1 4741516 Ext 11 processions through the streets of the Mobile: 050-323-1721 A speech, in any language, can be Fax: +966 1 45740956 city. delivered with its flowery vocabulary or Email:[email protected] PAGE 4 Insight – Oct 2008 Insight – Oct 2008 even in its spicy adjectives that may be hard on ones emotions and ears. ‘VICTORY’ , The Movie Sudden Deaths: SriLankan Appoints Peoples Bank Weaving any kind of speech in any language with either a fork or a silvery Compensation Paid First Lady Captain Launches Forex tongue depends on its director. To Expat Families Deposit Scheme One need not be a statesman, a cheer Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama Sri Lanka’s state run People’s Bank has leader, or a head of an organization to distributed compensation cheques started a new foreign exchange deposit make a good speech and present an under the fourth stage to 11 close eloquent and effective statement. The scheme .The aim is to open up relatives of those died while they were key elements of a good presentation investment opportunities to non serving abroad. residents interested in investing in Sri are in the quality of a crystal clear voice By Alex Newman in Sri Lanka for SNNI & The View Magazine (published by with its flawless variation, conviction, Lanka, thereby gaining value for their permission of View Magazine, Australia) Minister Bogollagama handed over the investment as well as contributing to Sri strong content, accompanied by good cheques to the families of the victims eye contact. Lanka’s economic Development. The most talked about Bollywood film in recent months which stars Australian at a ceremony held at his Ministry. cricketing legends such as Brett Lee, Shane Warne & Alan Border and including Speeches which are captivating are Sri Lankan banks have been allowed to all of the World’s most famous cricketers suddenly turned its’ attention to Sri The compensation was paid to the run a separate foreign exchange book those that dish out eloquent words with Lanka for the final scenes & to Sri Lanka’s new Tourism Ambassador Alston families of those were employed in silken effect. A speaker should speak earlier with both deposits and loans Koch as he worked behind the scenes with this famous production in Sri Lanka Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and from his heart using the quality of matched with foreign currency, with currently making the news in the celluloid world of Hollywood as well. Qatar. SriLankan recently marked a significant language that stirs the audience depositors allowed to take money out of milestone in the country’s aviation emotionally and quenches the listener’s the country without exchange control ‘Sri Lanka was invaded by tourists during my visit to perform at the Hikkaduwa Minister Bogollagama addressing the history when Captain Anusha Siriratne absorbing interest.
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