SWYAA Sri Lanka bid farewell to Mr. Janak Bandaranayake

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 On 1st March 2019, the Cafe on the Fifth at Colombo echoed with the blessings of Swy Sri Lankan family who gathered to bid farewell to one of the outstanding personalities, Mr Janak Bandaranayake, senior Culture and Information Specialist of Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka. The day was a fiesta devoted to the years spent together with Mr. Bandaranayake who was always a pillar of Nipponmaru journey of Sri Lankans. Mr. Bandaranayake retired from his service in January 2019 after serving the embassy for 33 long years. He was the coordinator for Swy programs from the very beginning. His involvement in Swy varies from selecting the National leader and PYs, receiving the representatives of Cabinet Office of Japan, arranging and guiding Port of Call activities with National Youth Services Council and advising each and every participant to be a good representative of Sri Lanka and to make the program a success. One the other hand, this event was a grand reunion for Swyers of SWY 14, 22
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    The competitive public Test to select the participants for Sri Lankan Delegation for Next Generation Global Leaders 30th Program (SWY30) will be held on 5th September 2017 at 09:00 hours at the premises of National Youth Services Council, Maharagama.
The officials of NYSC will conduct this Test. The members of Ship for World Youth Alumni Association of Sri Lanka (SWYAA-SL) will be the supportive hands for them to supervise it. The representatives from Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka will be there too.

The candidates have been asked to bring their National Identity Cards with them. Those who are failed to do so won’t be allowed to sit for the Test.

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Hasanthi Praharsha

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