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Sri Lanka Association of Los Angeles
Take your pick. Many divisions and factions. (Evidently, LA's
Sri Lankan population has exceeded the "critical mass.")
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Royal College Old Boy's Association of North America (R-COBANA)
Call Raj Gowrinathan (310) 271-9678 (Los Angeles)
There's a NY Branch ...
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Trinity Old Boy's Association
Call Samy Thirunavukarasu (213) 874-8030 (Los Angeles)
There's a DC branch -- Contact Pradeep Liyanamana or Dasarath Kiridena
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Following is a list of religious organizations. Temporary accomodations
maybe available at some of these places.
Buddhist Vihara Buddhist Information Center
Ven. Maharagama Dharmasiri Ven. Katugastota Uparathana
5017 16th Street NW P. O. Box 13504
Washington, DC 20011 Silver Spring, MD 20911
(202)723-0773 (202)832-9393
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America-Sri Lanka Buddhist Assoc. Bhawana Society
Ven K. Piyatissa Ven. Henepola Gunarathana
84-32 124th Street Rt. 1. Box 218-3
Kew Gardens, NY 11415 High View, WV 26808
(718)???-???? (303)856-3241
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Houston Buddhist Vihara Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara
8727 Radio Road Ven. Dhammarama
Houston, TX 77075 ??? Beachwood Drive
(713) 944-1334 Los Angeles, CA 90027 ??
(213)464-9698
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Hindu Temple (in Malibu) Dharmapala Institute
1600 Las Virgenes Cyn Rd 110 West Latimar Avenue
Calabasa, CA 91302 Campbell, CA 95008
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Subject: <51> Who's the best airline ticket agent?
There are way too many ticket agents (just like lawyers) and they all
give competitive prices (just like lawyers??). Make sure that *all*
your flights are confirmed. You may have to call the airlines yourself.
There is a file containing comments from people who have bought
tickets from travel agents. To get a copy, send an e-mail to
or look in the FTP site
Some European countries such as UK, France, etc require transit visas
if you carry a Sri Lankan passport. Some autorities/airlines may take
your passport. If they do take, insist on an official receipt for it.
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You might want to consult the net.wisdom in air travels. Net.wisdom
is archived in ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.travel.air/ directory.
There are two FAQs. One is called "Air Traveler's Handbook" and the
other is "How to get cheap air tickets." Both are multi-part postings
to the usenet news groups rec.travel.air and news.answers.
[If you find any interesting tidbits in these files, please share
them with us. I have not read all of them.]
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Listed below are some of the airlines which fly to Colombo.
Air Lanka NY office (phone ????)
Air Lanka - London: 071 - 930 2099 Heathrow: 081 - 745 6647/8
Aeroflot
Gulf Air
KLM (800)374-7747
Kuwait Airways
Middle Eastern Airlines
OAM French Airlines
Omani Air
Qatari Airways
Royal Jordanian (800)223-0470
Soudi Air
Singapore Airlines (800)742-3333
Thai Air Lines
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Service from other Asian Countries:
India : (Dehli, Bombay, Madras, Trivamdrum, Trichy) by Air Lanka and IA
Pakistan : (Karachi) by Air Lanka and PIA
Maledives : (Male) by Air Lanka
Thailand : (Bangkok) by Air Lanka and Thai Airways
Malaysia : (Kuala Lumpur) by Air Lanka and MAS
Hongkong : (Hongkong) by Air Lanka and Cathay Pacific
Singapore : (Singapore) by Air Lanka, Singapore Airlines and Emirates
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Travel Agents with e-mail access.
Upul Dharmadasa
Hanif Kasmani <73243.3717@compuserve.com>
Lasantha Wijesiriwardena
Bandula Somaweera
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Subject: <52> From where do I get Sri Lankan Cookbooks and spices?
** Cookbooks - Heather Jansz, "Fire and Spice: Cuisine of Sri Lanka"
Book may be out of print.
[Researched and Compiled by Tawnya Kumarakulasingam pkumar@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu]
Call Number: TX724.5.S72 P37 1990
Author: Patmini Carkunaraja
Title: Cuvaiyana Ilankaic camaiyal / Patmini Carkunaraja
Published: Cennai: Kannatacan Patippakam, 1990
Edition: 1. Patippu
Description: 150 pages; 19 cm.
Note: In Tamil.
Note: Sri Lankan cookery book.
Subject: Cookery, Sri Lankan.
Card Number: 91-904229 (US Library of Congress)
Call Number: TX724.5.I4 S52 1981
Author: Singhan, E.V.
Title: Tamil recipes / E.V. Singhan
Published: [Singapore] : EVS, 1981.
Edition: 1st Edition.
Description: xv, 144 pages; illustrated; 20 cm.
Subject: Cookery, Sri Lankan.
ISBN Number: 9971900246
Card Number: 83-940107 (US Library of Congress)
Call Number: TX724.5.S72 W52
Author: Wickramasinghe, Priya
Title: Spicy and delicious: Exotic and Tasty Recipes from India
and Sri Lanka / Priya Wickramasinghe
Published: London: J.M. Dent, 1979
Description: 166 pages; 23 cm.
Note: Includes Index.
Subject: Cookery, Sri Lankan.
ISBN Number: 0460043900
Card Number: 80-477672 (US Library of Congress)
Call Number: TX724.5.S72 G8
Title: Gunasena Cookery Book.
Published: Colombo: M.D. Gunasena, 1970.
Description: xv, 237 pages; 19 cm.
Note: Compiled by Juliet Fernando
Subject: Cookery, Sri Lankan.
Other Name: Fernando, Juliet.
Card Number: 77-922266 (US Library of Congress)
Call Number: TX724.5.C4 D5
Author: Dissanayake, Chandra
Title: Ceylon Cookery.
Published: Colombo. Printed at Metro Printers [1968]
Description: 471 pages; illustrated [part colored] 22 cm.
Note: Pages 468-471 are blank for "notes on recipes"
Note: Bibliography: Page 455.
Subject: Cookery, Sri Lankan.
Call Number: TX724.5.C4 D4 1968
Author: Deutrom, Hilda
Title: Ceylon Daily News Cookery Book. Edited by Hilda Deutrom.
Published: Colombo, Lake House Investments [1968]
Edition: Revised 5th Edition
Call Number: TX724.5.C4 F3
Title: Favourite Recipes. Compiled by past pupils of Good
Shepherd Convent, Kotahena.
Published: [Colombo, Arasan Printers, 1968]
Description: 151 pages, 22 cm.
Note: Cover Title.
Subject: Cookery, Sri Lankan.
Card Number: 73-902798 (US Library of Congress)
Call Number: TX724.5.I4 D4
Author: Silva-Vigier, Anil De
Title: Indian and Ceylon Cooking Made Easy [by] Anil De Silva-Vigier
Published: London, Corgi, 1972
Description: 95 pages, 14 cm.
Series: Corgi mini-books
Call Number: TX724.5.C4 P4 1967
Author: Peiris, Doreen
Title: A Ceylon Cookery Book: Over 200 Simple and Easy Tested
Recipes for Daily Cooking
Published: Colombo, Lanka Trading Co. [1967?]
Edition: Revised 2nd Edition
Description: x, 135, xv p. 21 cm.
Subject: Cookery, Sri Lankan
Card Number: sa68-14747 (US Library of Congress)
Call Number: TX724.5.S72 B35 1989
Author: Balasuriya, Heather Jansz; and Karin Winegar
Title: Fire & Spice: The Cuisine of Sri Lanka / by
Heather Jansz Balasuriya and Karin Winegar; illustrated by
Susan Friesen.
Published: New York: McGraw-Hill, c1989
Description: xi, 227 pages; illustrated; 24 cm.
Note: Includes Index
Note: Bibliography: Page 219
Note: Includes adaptations for US readers
ISBN: 0-07-003549-0
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*Mail order places* (hence not geographically challenged) will be listed
here. Please help fill this void. Here's a chance to advertise your
booming home business... and it's free.
** Canada
[ Apparently there are *many* places in Toronto that sell
Sri Lankan stuff ]
Shankar & Co.
720 Kennedy Road
1404-Scarborough
Ontario MIK 2B7
Canada
Tel: (416)261-9287
CDs, canned food?
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** USA
Lanka Link India Emporium
18613 Pioneer Blvd 6848 New Hampshire Ave
Artesia, CA 90701 Takoma Park, MD 20912
(310)860-2840 (Los Angeles) (301)270-3322 (Wash DC Local area)
spices, groceries, arts, SL Marketing Dept canned food, spices
crafts, jewelries Sinhala/Tamil movies/CDs
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Paradise Imports, Inc Sailon, Inc.
10438 Paradise Court 44 Arcadia Court
Manassas, VA 22110 Harrington Park, NJ 07640
(703)330-8645 (Voice/Fax) (201)768-4327
(703)968-5524 (Wash DC area) Fax: (201)768-4882
Canned goods, spices, shipped Canned goods; Shipped via UPS.
via UPS. Any import needs, large Orders below $25 add $5 handling fee.
or small, maybe included in the
shipment from Sri Lanka.
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Vijaya Imports and Exports Sri Lankan Delight
36 Hamilton Ave 7455 Reseda Blvd, #A
Staten Island, NY 10301 Reseda, CA 91335
(718)720-7538 (818)774-1237
(718)883-1092 (818)774-1536 Fax
Whole-sale; SL Marketing Dept shipped via US Mail, CD's cassettes
canned goods, their own brand; large stock
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Lanka Spice
3649 Anchorage St.
Hemet, CA 92545
(909)766-6271
(909)766-6271 Fax
Whole-sale?
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Subject: <53> Are there any Sri Lankan restaurants outside of SL?
Please send info for this section. Give general comments as well.
** Canada
Ceylonta Restaurant
403 Sommerset W. (on the corner of Bank and Sommerset)
Ottwa, Canada
(613)237-7812
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** Germany
Restaurant Mount Lavina
Owner Shane Samson
Jakobsplatz 22
90402 Nuremberg/Germany
Tel. +49-911-227009
Only for non-smokers
Very good, but relatively high prices
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** UK
Sigiri, Sri Lankan Cuisine Prince of Ceylon
161 Northfield Avenue 39 Watford Way
London W13 9QT London NW4 3JH
Tel: 081-579-8000 Tel: 081-202-5967
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Chithaara Restaurant(s)
18 The Avenue, 211 The Broadway,
West Ealing, London W13 West Hendon, London NW9
Tel: 081-810-6606 Tel: 081-202-3486
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Sahaana, Sri Lankan Cuisine
80 South Road, Southall, Middlesex.
Tel: 081-574-9209
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** USA
** Los Angeles, CA
Roma's Kitchen (Made to order + Restaurant)
3520 Overland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310)558-8685
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** New York, NY
Lakruwana - A Taste of Sri Lanka Taprobane Sri Lankan Restaurant
303 West 42nd Street 234 West 56th Street
6th Floor, Suite 606 New York, NY 10019
New York, NY 10036. Tel: (212)333-4203
Tel: (212)397-2089
Call ahead for daily menu Relatively expensive
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** Saint Paul-Minniapolis, MN, USA
Sri Lanka Curry House Curry Leaf Deli
2821 Hennepin Ave. 1278 Grand Ave.
Minneapolis, MN St. Paul, MN 55104
Tel: (612)871-2400 Tel: (612)699-9330
First in the US. Food, SL spices & groceries
Reasonable prices
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Subject: <54> How do I get my wedding tape converted from PAL to NTSC?
Sri Lankan TV format is called PAL whereas that of US is called NTSC.
These are not compatible with each other. Hence, PAL video tapes need
to be converted to NTSC before you can play them on a normal VCR in the
US. (Vice versa for US tapes taken to Sri Lanka) Conversions can be
done in numerous ways (analog, digital, studio quality (super-VHS), low
quality, etc) Quality of the converted tape may depend on how much you
are willing to shell out.
There are way too many video places which can do this.
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Check with your school's video/broadcasting/television/ department. They
might be able to do it for free.
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Multi-system VCR/TV combinations can play all tapes. Following VCR is
a special case as it doesn't need a multi-system TV. See input/output.
AIWA HV-MG360 VCR will do the conversions on the fly.
Input format: PAL, NTSC, Secam, Mesecam
Output: PAL or NTSC (i.e can hook upto Sri Lankan or US TV sets)
Tuner: NTSC tuner (will record off the air from US broadcasts)
Operating Voltage: 110-240V (50 -60 hz)
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Subject: <55> How do I send flowers to SL?
No one actually sends flowers from here. A florist or a company would
call up a florist in Sri Lanka and place an order on your behalf. So,
if you know of a florist in Sri Lanka, it would be cheaper to call them
directly rather than going through these middlemen.
{let me know of any florists in Colombo, Kandy, etc who will accept credit
card/money order/ COD/ etc payments.}
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(800)FLOWERS
Order + $26.99 surcharge. [Price check:8/24/93] Takes 2 - 3 days
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An FTD Flower shop (most florists are members of FTD) quoted $56.80
[Price check: 8/24/93] for an arrangement or a bouquet delivered in
Colombo. Look in your local yellow pages under florists for an FTD
member. Takes 1 - 2 days
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Subject: <56> How do I send money to and from SL?
International Money Orders - you can get them from any bank.
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Personal Checks; I believe most banks in SL accept personal checks
in US Dollars. It might take a while to clear the check.
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Western Union (USA) can do wire transfers. Ask them where to pick up
the money in Sri Lanka.
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** UK
Bank of Ceylon
22-24 City Road
London EC1Y 2AJ
Tel: 071 - 839 7555
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Subject: <57> How do I send misc big items to and from SL?
Also see <52>. A 20ft. container costs about $2,000 - $2,500 from a US
sea port to Colombo
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Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) CSC - Katunayake Office
6 Sir Baron Jayatileke Mawatha Unit 6, Upper Fl, Plaza Building
Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Investment Promotion Zone
Tel:(1)328772, 328773, 326194, 423214 Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Fax:(1)447547, 449486 (Fax) Tel:(1)452907, 453672
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CSC - CA Office CSC - NY Office
Ceylon Shipping, Inc. Ceylon Shipping Inc.
Circle Business Center 2 World Trade Center #2228
4500E Pacific Coast Highway, #290 New York, NY 10048
Long Beach, CA 90804 (212)514-8780
(213)493-1450 (Area code maybe 310) (212)514-8908 (Fax)
(213)494-4886
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CSC Subsidiaries:
Ceylon Shipping Lines, Ltd.
Colombo Dockyard, Ltd.
Ceylon Port Services, Ltd.
Amalgamated Lines
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Blue Star Shipping in NY
(800)532-4320 or (718)297-4320
$5.50/cu.ft from Newark, NJ to Colombo, SL
$1.50/cu.ft from local home to Newark, NJ [Price check: early 1993]
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Forwardair Clearing & Forwarding (pvt) Ltd.
24 Rotunda Gardens
Colombo 3
Sri Lanka
Phone (1)27373, (1)430067
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Subject: <58> What about parcels to SL?
Following prices are for a 1 pound letter/document from Washington, DC
to Colombo, SL. Prices for boxes may vary depending on the size as well
as the weight. (They also asked for my zipcode)
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US Mail (Express Delivery) UPS
Go to a local post office (800)247-4747
$14.00, takes about 4 days $39.00, takes about 4 days
[Price check: 02/01/94] [Price check: 8/24/93]
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Federal Express DHL
(800)247-4747 (800)225-5345
$52.50, takes about 7 days $71.00, takes about 3 days
[Price check: 8/24/93] [Price check: 8/24/93]
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If you use a FedEx account the rates to Sri Lanka are much cheaper
than the regular rates ( write a check to the employer and use their
fedex account):
FedEx Letter (upto 8 oz): $22.50
FedEx Pak (upto 1 lb): $26.95
2 lb : $31.00
It can take from 3-7 days to get there depending on the day you send
the package off (call 800-247-4747).
[From: nihal@rs6000.houston.wireline.SLB.COM]
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Subject: <70> Are there any quality books on Sri Lanka?
This will be archived in a different file. More info later.
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Subject: <71> Where's the info about the SL stock market?
Sri Lankan stock market, as are most other developing country stock
markets, is very volatile. Very high risk investments. As such,
rewards and losses are big. I'm hardly a stock analyst, so you'd
better do your homework before you plunge into Sri Lankan stock market.
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Daily Stock closing prices of Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) can be
found under "Financia News" in Asia, Inc. Web page.
http://www.asia-inc.com
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Thilaka Sumanaweera has compiled some info about the Sri Lankan stock
market. It is available for anonymous FTP at
ftp://amil.eng.buffalo.edu/pub/slnet/info/stock-market
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There is an Investment section (ask them to add info about what you
need to know) in a web page maintained by Sri Lanka High Commission in
Singapore.
http://www.singapore.com/business/srilanka
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Daily Colombo Stock Market prices can be requested via e-mail from
Lanka Internet Services, Ltd. Contact LISL for pricing and availability
information. See "<31> Does Sri Lanka have e-mail?"
http://www.lanka.net
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If you are looking for stock brokers in Sri Lankan market:
* John Keels (phone?)
* Asia Stockbrokers (phone?)
* [ send me info about *reputable* stock brokerage firms ]
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Subject: <72> Is there a "Study Abroad" program for Sri Lanka?
Fullbright Scholarship program ??
[ Senator Fullbright, who started the Fullbright scholarshop program
passed away last week. May his legacy, the scholarship program,
continue to help the students world over better understand other
cultures.]
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AFS???
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Cornell University in Ithaca, NY has a Sinhala linguistic program.
This is the only of its kind in the US. Tapes and other material
is available for purchase.
South Asia Program at Cornell (607) 255-8493,
email: slc5@cornell.edu (Susan Campbell)
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From: tadams@polar.Bowdoin.EDU (Ted Adams)
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 10:02:35 -0500 (EDT)
The Intercollegiate Sri Lanka Education (ISLE) Program is a consortium-
based study-abroad program centered in Kandy and affiliated with the U.
of Peradeniya. ISLE began operating in 1982 as a fall-semester program
offering a broad range of courses structured specifically for American
liberal arts undergraduate students. ISLE Consortium members include:
Bates, Bowdoin, Carleton, Hobart & William Smith, and Swarthmore Colleges,
Cornell U. and the U. of Pennsylvania.
The ISLE Program accepts 12-18 students each year from member schools.
(Non-member students are accepted only under special conditions.) The
program runs from early August to mid-December, incorporating two tours
of Sri Lanka - one of the Cultural Triangle and the other around the south
coast. Required courses include Sinhala language, a Sri Lanka Studies
Seminar (presenting a broad spectrum of cultural, social and political
issues), and an Independent Study. Optional courses cover a range of
disciplines, including religion, history, literature, politics, gender
studies, economics, and folklore.
ISLE is administered from Bowdoin College by Dr. Ted Adams - an anthropolo-
gist specializing in S. Asia, who also administers the South India Term
Abroad (SITA) Program.
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