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Omni News South Asian Edition moves to heart of city

Omni News South Asian Edition moves to heart of city
May 25, 2012
TORONTO

OMNI News: South Asian Edition at 8 p.m. on OMNI.2 recently unveiled a new look of its newscast, with anchor Sudha Krishnan delivering the latest local, national and international news from the OMNI Television newsroom in the heart of Toronto at Yonge and Dundas Square. more »

Jayasuriya leads Asian team after Pakistani players withdraw from Toronto T20

Jayasuriya leads Asian team after Pakistani players withdraw from Toronto T20
May 12, 2012
TORONTO

Former Sri Lankan cricket all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya will lead an Asian team later today following the withdrawal of all Pakistani players from T20 cricket match at the Rogers Center in Toronto. more »

S. Sivanandan, a veteran of Sinhala cinema

S. Sivanandan, a veteran of Sinhala cinema
May 9, 2012
BY SRIMAL ABEYEWARDENE

For over five decades S. Sivanandan has been associated with the Sri Lankan Cinema. This veteran of Sinhala film industry has dedicated his entire career to the industry from his early days. more »

South Asian ‘Broken Dance’ group reach Canada’s Got Talent finals

South Asian ‘Broken Dance’ group reach Canada’s Got Talent finals
May 8, 2012
TORONTO

Mississauga-based South Asian dance group "Broken Dance" reached the finals of Canada’s Got Talent on Citytv last night. more »

World’s largest Tamil Studies Conference in Toronto this month

World’s largest Tamil Studies Conference in Toronto this month
May 3, 2012
TORONTO

The world’s largest annual Tamil Studies Conference will draw hundreds of leading international scholars, activists and students to the University of Toronto from May 11 to 12, to discuss questions of Tamil history, politics, arts, identity and gender. In its seventh year, the Conference will focus on “Traces of the Past.” Specifically, scholars will examine... more »

44th Annual Sri Lankan New Year Celebrations

44th Annual Sri Lankan New Year Celebrations
May 3, 2012
TORONTO

Pictures from the 44th annual new year celebrations presented by the Canada Sri Lanka Association of Toronto. more »

Sri Lankans Without Borders inaugurate reading series

Sri Lankans Without Borders inaugurate reading series
Apr 11, 2012
TORONTO

he first evening of the Samadhana 2012 Benefit Reading Series presented by Sri Lankans Without Borders kicked off last month at the ING Direct Downtown Café in Toronto with Shyam Selvadurai, Mary Anne Mohanraj and Koom Kankesan. more »

Sangakkara receives ‘unprecedented’ honours from Wisden

Sangakkara receives ‘unprecedented’ honours from Wisden
Apr 11, 2012
LONDON

Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has achieved the unprecedented feat of being selected as both Wisden’s Leading International Cricketer in the World and one of its Five Cricketers of the Year, in the 2012 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. more »

GraceKennedy will introduce Sri Lankan coconut water drink in May

GraceKennedy will introduce Sri Lankan coconut water drink in May
Apr 8, 2012
RICHMOND HILL

Sri Lankans living in Canada will enjoy a special treat to quench their thirst this summer. GraceKennedy will launch Sri Lankan coconut drink in Tetra Paks next month. more »

Misty rocks Toronto in aid of Lankan orphanage

Misty rocks Toronto in aid of Lankan orphanage
Apr 2, 2012

Top Sri Lankan band Misty entertained hundreds of guests at a dinner dance in aid of St. John's Orphanage in Sri Lanka, the band was on their 10th tour of North America. more »