NEWS OF OLD BOYS- JULY 10, 2014

Aluvihare Merryl (1947-1956 )         Managing Director of a BOI Company in the Tourist & Hotel Industry having property in Weligama. Recently appointed as the Staff Representative of the 03 Branch Schools on the Board of Governors of STC.

Attygalle Wasantha (1957-1962 )      Retired as the Manager of Colombo Airport at Ratmalana.

Algama Anilal (1962-1965 )              Retired Planter.Promoting the sale of Tea Harvesting Machines for
Plantations Industry. Amerasinghe Ralph                            Is resident in Australia Amukotuwa Nimal (1959-1964 )      Engineer- Victoria ,Australia Amukotuwa Sarath                             Resident in Australia
Ansari M A M  (1959-1964)              Director, Ceylon Chemical Suppliers Ltd

Abeykoon Sydney (1958-1963 )        Retired Government School Principal. Member of the Mediation
Board- Hali- Ela

Abewickrama Upali (1967-72)          Managing Director, Senvec Lanka Ltd

Abeysekera Nalin (1953-1958)          Is an Attorney-at-Law, Retired Legal Draughtsman, Consultant to The
Ministry of Finance.

Amaranath Ananda (1958-1962)       Barrister. Solicitor Attorney-at-Law. Is attached to the Office of the
Director of Public Prosecutions in Sydney, Australia.

Amarasinghe. K. Lt. Col.                   Retired  Banker- Administrative Manager at Virtusa(Pvt)Ltd a
(1959-1965 )                                       Company engaged in Software Development for Fortune 1000
Companies in USA and Europe. Amunugama Lakshman (1958-1963) Consultant in Real-Estate
Arthur Ariyaratna                               Was at STPS Bandarawela (1949 – 1952) during the time of Mr. W T Keble & Ms. Blanchard and thereafter at Gurutalawa (1952 – Dec 1955) during the time of Dr Hayman & Father Foster. Left for Hongkong (where he was born) immediately thereafter  and lived there ever since. Presently in Import Export Business under the name of G M Arthur & Company in Hong Kong.

Bharati Nimal                                     Retired, works as a Consultant.

Bridge Timothy (1958-1964)             Head Prefect. Retired Banker. Consultant at Paradise International Pvt
Ltd. A Diamond processing Co.

Butani  Kishin (1961-65)                   Head Prefect Director Butani Exports Ltd. Butani Prakash  (1957-1961)             Director Butani Exports Ltd.
Candappa Malik (1964 - 1968           Immediate past President of STC OBA Canada was in Sri Lanka recently with a Donation for Guru from his Branch

Conner Jim (1960-1962 )                   Retired as an Analytical Chemist after 38yrs in the Mining Industry in Western Australia, presently doing Consultancy Work and commenced Own Commecial Cleaning Business.

Chatoor Anver Ali  (1957-1961)        Chairman/ Managing Director of A S Chatoor & Co Ltd

Chandramohan  P(1958-1962 )          Head Prefect- Engineer

Coomasaru Mohan                             Retired Plantar, resident in Kandy.

Dobbs Robert (1958-1963 )               Retired as a Tea Planter after 22yrs. Living in Brisbane since1987.
Curator of Roma Street Parkland. Heavily involved in Tsunami Work in
Sri Lanka.
De Silva G N R                                  Company Director Resident in London, U.K. De Silva Mohan (Prof) (1963-66)      Consultant Surgeon Colombo South Hospital,
Kalubowila.

Dias P S (1958-1962)                         Consultant Neuro Surgeon at the North Staffs Hospital Centre London
UK

Dissanayake Muditha(1990-1996)     Was  a member of the EX-CO in  2003/2004 . Was the one man force to set up the College Web Site.Organised the 95 Group. Continues as webmaster. Systems Analyst presently resident in UK.

Fernando P S R (1959-1964)             Motor Engineer –  Janashakthi Insurance Company Ltd.

Fernando Gamini (1959-1962 )         Is Managing Director of a Building Construction Company. Chairman of National Construction Association.(W.P) Vice President  U.K  Scholars Association -SL

Fernando L M (1948-1952)               Chartered Secretary –Director of MM Associates Pvt Ltd.

Fernando R Herman (1952-1957)      Head Prefect, Motor Engineer. Retired from Janashakthi Insurance

Fernando P J (1973-1978)                  Managing Director – Mill Accouters

Fernando Shervon (1979-1986)         Proprietor of M/S Printographics-engaged in Off Set Printing &
manufacturing of Paper Bags

Gammampilla Walter (1958-1962)    Proprietary Planter

Gunaratne Nimal                                Retired Proprietary Planter

Gunaratne Upali (1965-1969 )           Is the Chairman of the National Savings Bank, former MP. Gunasena Nihal (1960-1962 )            Proprietary Planter & Businessman.
Gunasena Ananda(1953-1959)          Managing Director, MD Gunasena& Co Ltd

Gunasekera S.G.M (1947-1950)       Having left College, He joined the Prisons Department and served for 30 years
& retired as a Superintendent of Prisons in 1988. He is now Resident in
Colombo.

Gunaratne- Nihal H                            Senior Partner of M/S Julius & Creasy- Attorneys-at-Law. Godage Sujeewa(1982-1988)             Planter- is now Manager Endana Estate – Kahawatta Gazara Don (1957 – 1965)                Chairman of Trico Terminals (Pvt) Ltd.
Hanthi  Jayantha (1961-1968)            Managing Director- Dai Lanka Auto Traders

Jalill Rizvi (1982-1990)                     Head Prefect General Manager Branches of Ceylon Weighing
Machines Ltd

Jayasundera Prabhath (1977-1987)    Head Prefect –Director,of Engineering

Jayasinghe Sarath (1958-1964 )         Managing Director - Red Berry Pvt Ltd.Manufacture & Export of Coffee
Planting in Kawatte.

Jayasekera Ravi (Dr) (1961-1965)     Medical Practitioner in Wellington, New Zealand

Jayasuriya L N D S (1959-1965 )      Planter- Manager Keleni Valley Plantations

Jayasuriya Gamini (1961-1966)         Regional General Manager- Bogawantalawa Plantations Ltd

Jayatilaka Sanath ( 1951-1956)          Senior Attorney-at-Law. Is in active practice

Jayatilaka Nimal (1954-1958)            Is a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, West Cumberland
Hospital, Hensingham Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK Jayatilaka Lakshman(1958-1962)      Partner M/S,D.N Thurairajah & Co, Attorneys-at- Law Jayawardena  Gamini R ( 1957-61)   Retired Planter
Jayasuriya Upali (!959-1963 )           Presently in New Jersey -USA

Jinapriya U K D (1958-1963 )           Chartered Accountant- presently in Canada

Jayasinghe Ananda (1959)                 Attorney at Law,  Partner M/S Jason & Ross Solicitors,Victoria, Australia

Jayasinghe ERV (1958-1962)            Working for an NGO in Phnom Penh, in Cambodia

Junaid Jabir (1958-1964 )                  Chartered Architect

Kannangara Nath   (1959-1964)        Company Director engaged in International Trading and
Telecommunications

Kodituwakku Kamal                          Business - Chairman Kamal Cables Kotalawela Ravi                                 Retired Planter Consultant at Keels. Kuru Utumpala N D U (1953-1957 ) Technical Consultant at Selmo Pvt. Ltd 
Liyanage Mahendra  (1960-65)         Data Systems Analyst, living in USA. Liyanage Mohan (1961-1965)           Managing Director GOB Matara
Mahipala B A  (1958-1963 )              Chairman- BAM Group of Companies

Marikar J H                                        Retired H R Manager

Mathew Rodney (1951-1957)            Senior Partner M/s.D N Thurairajah & Co, Attorneys-at-Law Mathew Nanda (1951-1956)              Former Governor Uva Province. Landed Proprietor Munasinghe Brg B (1952-1956)        Retired Army Officer.
Munasinghe Ruwan (1978-1987)      Private Secretary to the Chief Minister, Uva Provincial Council, Badulla
Munasinghe I.A.  (1959-62)              Former Operations Manager Parliamentary Complex. Migrated to USA Nanayakkara. Sisira. (1946-1950)     Retired after 22 years as a Director of Esjay Management Search (Pvt)
Ltd. Now working as a Real Estate Agent. Nanayakkara D J Sarath N                 Retired from the Petroleum Corporation 
Nilaweera Anura (1956-1961)           Is an Engineer at Isuru Enterprises. Was in the Steel Industry and worked at The Steel Corporation.

Nilaweera Tilak, (1957-1963)            Did a stint in Marketing and left for Melbourne- Australia where he runs
Care Homes for the elderly.

Nilaweera Nihal, (1957-1961)           Retired as a Senior Planter. Presently a Director of Malwatta Valley Plantations PLC. He also held the position of Director – P M M D, Ministry of Plantation Industry.

Nilaweera Harish, (1958-1962)         Practiced as a Lawyer in Sri Lanka and is now a Solicitor in London running a Legal Firm under the name of Carpenter & Co. Harish has been a strong supporter of all our activities aimed at the revival, upliftment and development of the College.

Nilaweera Kamal, (1959-1964)         Engaged in the Telecommunication Industry in UK. Kamal has for long years played an active role in the affairs of the OTAUK not to mention the STCG OBA of Sri Lanka. He has also worked very closely with the Headmasters at Gurutalawa offering invaluable assistance to the College and to young fellow Thomians.

Nilaweera Buddhilal, (1964-1969)    The All Round Boy at Guru in 1968. He is a Civil Engineer, who graduated with a MSc. from AIT Bangkok. Was closely associated with the construction of the recently opened Bridge at Arugam Bay.

Nilaweera Dilip,(1966-1971)             Is an Engineer working for the London Borough of Ealing. He is a graduate of Sussex University where her was the President of the Student Union.

Nilaweera Lalith, (1971-1976)           The Head Prefect at Guru in 1976; is Managing the Family Estate at
Koslanda.

Nilaweera Tharake (1983-1990)        Was a School Prefect at Guru. He represented College in 8 Games; winning his colours in five of them. He Captained in Tennis, Basketball, Badminton and Hockey. Furthermore Tharake had equalled his father’s record at STC Mt., by representing Guru in 8 Games and winning his colours in five of them. He is a Senior Tea Executive in a Tea Brokering Firm.

Pietersz Ajith ( 1970-1975)                Planter & Farmer.  Is the Proprietor of Hiltop Farm and Estates.

Perera K K (1958-1962 )                    Returned to Sri Lanka after long stay in the USA. Reverted to Planting at Ratnagiri Estate Ella.

Perera Sumedha (1984-1990)            Head Prefect – Sales Engineer of Swedish Trading Co Ltd

Perera Lasantha  (1984-1990)            Senior Merchandiser – MAS Design/ MAS Intimates. (MAS Holdings) Perera M P D   (1960-70)                   Businessman/Hotelier
Prematilleke H Surendranath             Retired Banker

Rambukwalle Keheliya (1967-71 )    Is the Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare- Defense spokesman

Rambukpotha Nanda  (1948-1954)    Insurance Consultant

Rajmohan S (1972-1973 )                  Director of The Colombo Forage Stores. Importing Ingredients for
Veterinery Feed and its Manufacture.

Rajapaksa Palitha (1961-1967)          Managing Director-Desico Lanka Pvt Ltd-Manufacturing & Exporting
Dessicated Coconut

Rajapakse Terrence(1957-1961)        Attorney at Law.Retired as Head of Legal Studies,Open University of
Sri Lanka,Nawala.
Ranasinghe Mahen (1958-1962 )       Consultant Engineer at CT Properties Ltd

Ratnam Chandran                               Internationally renowned film Producer- Chairman,Academy of
Aeronautical Engineering.

Ratnayaka MB (1958-1963 )             Retired Planter. Lecturing for CIMA.
Ratwatte Chrysantha (1961-1964)     Retired from a Legal firm, Domiciled in  Italy for the last 32 Years. Ratwatte Anil (1961-1963)                Is the Managing Director  of Paradise International Pvt Ltd-a Diamond
Processing Co. Rashid A C M  (1959-1966)              Businessman
Razeek A H M                                   Retired Naval Officer

Sarvan Charles Ponnuthurai               Was at Guru from 1950 - 53. Then known as Charles S Ponnuthurai. (Now, Charles Ponnuthurai Sarvan) Left "Ceylon" in 1963. Close
friends were Asoka Perera and "Tinker" Dharmapala both of whom have passed away. Did his BA (English Honours) at Peradeniya; has the Postgraduate Diploma in English as a Second Language from Wales; the degrees of Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy from
London. (Is a British citizen. Now in Berlin: his wife is German; been married for 40 years.) Taught in London, Nigeria, Zambia and the Middle East.  Is a retired Professor of English Literature. (Age 72 +)

Senaratne Nimal                                 Management Consultant

Selvaratnam Siva                               Company Director

Sevaratnam Mahesan (1950-1952)    Captained the College Cricket Team in 1953.Won for the first time against STC MT (playing on a turf wicket also  for the first time),comprising Micheal Tissera and a galaxy of star players. Retired as Senior DIG

Suraweera Sarath – (1958-1962)       Retired from the Police Service after over 35 year’s service – Working as a Consultant

Seneviratne Mohan.(1954-1958}       Proprietory Planter & Agriculturist. .Rent –A – Car Service Provider for
Tourists.

Seneviratne Lakshman (1969-1973)  Is a Member of Parliament

Samaraweera Ravi (1968-1972)        Is a Member of Parliament
Sundarajah T.  (1957-1962)               Retired Tea Planter. Presently engaged in Vegetable Planting.

Senanayake Anura (1980-1990 )       Planter- Senior Manager Oliphand Estate-Nuwara Eliya-Engaged in
Production of Green Tea

Somasundaram Shanta (1965)           Taught junior classes in mathematics and science in Tamil and English from Jan to June 1965. After leaving Guru, left the shores of Sri Lanka in April 1966 on an engineering scholarship and later settled down in Singapore and Canada.

Tan F M (1961-1963 )                        E-mail : fmtan1211@gmail.com

Waidyaratne Mahen R                       Management Consultant

Wanniarachchi Nihal (1959 -1964)   Retired from Energizer Lanka Ltd after 30 years service – Working as a
Marketing Consultant

Wanniarachchi Gamini (1964-1968) Chartered Accountant, Presently Financial Advisor in Auckland New
Zealand

Wijewardene Rohan (1958-1963 )     Is the Managing Director, of Emso Ltd

Wijewardena P N                               Proprietary Planter at  Rattotta.

Watawala Sunil (1956-1962)             Head Prefect – Chairman Siriyangani  Dessicated Coconut Mills (Pvt) Ltd  Chairman Mahaweli Plantations Ltd.Past Multiple Council Chairman and Present Board Appointee in the Lions Organisation.

Wanigasekera Bandula (1949-1953)  Retired Engineer. Director, East-West Projects Ltd, Proprietory Business
Supplying of High Tensile Steel and Equipment for Prestressing. Weerakoon R L Dr (1955-1961)        Is a Medical Practitioner in Homagama
Weerasekera Harish (1959-1964)      Head Prefect –Retired as Group Marketing Manager CIC Fertilizer

Weerasekera Lakshman GH( )           Retired as a Judge of the Court of Appeal- A member of Constituitional
Council

Weerawardena Chrysantha                Managing Partner Dediyawala Mills, Kalutara. (1963-1968)

Wickremaratne Srilal (1962-1966)    Managing Director Kandy Plastics Ltd, Kundasale

Wickremasinghe Brian (1961-1965)  He has  been in USA from 1991, when he retired from the Army after 20 years  service.  He  made  to  Lt.Col.  and  commanded  the  7th  Light Artillery Regiment based in Pollonnaruwa and was the Co-ordinating Officer in PLN in 1990/1991, which was the last appointment he held since going to USA. He had  dabbled in various jobs. For  4 years he had been with Boeing. First he   was with the International Space Station Program  as  a  Data  Analyst  for  3+  years  and  later  Boeing  Satellite Systems offered him a post as Technical Staff Grade 1. He qualified in DBA and Oracle Programming from the University of California, LA. I He has  a daughter who has chosen  a career in Medicine."

Wijayatilake Kosala (1956-1958)      Was at STC Bandarawela from 1952 to 1955 .   Having completed his Law Degree joined the Attorney General’s Department in 1969 . Was seconded as Counsellor in the SL Embassy in Brussels from 1979 to
1982 . Retired as the Deputy Solicitor General in 1983 and reverted to Private Practice.  Took silk in 1990. Appointed as Attorney General in the West Indies from 2001 to 2004.  Has been in Private Practice since then

Wijesinghe Mervyn (1950-1954)       Retired as Chief Engineer- Brown & Co Ltd, Retired as Director of Pussellawa Plantations Ltd- Presently operating own Establishment in Hospitality Trade in Wellawaya.

Wijesuriya Gamini (1960-1964)        Chemical Engineer living in Jabel Ali, Dubai UAE Wijewardena  P.N (1960-1965)         Proprietory Planter, Gammaduwa Estate,Gammaduwa. Waidyaratne Mahen (1958-1962 )     Management Consultant
Weerakoon Bradman (1942-1946 )   Director Center for Policy Alternatives. Director International Center for Ethnic Studies-Presently engaged in Research to prepare Hand Book on Kalutara District.

Weerakoon Peter (1947-1953)           Retired Planter. Editor of Thomiana. Vice President of STC –OBA- Melbourne.

Yapa  Lal (1959-1964)                       Business - Domiciled in USA

Yapa Haris (1958-1963)                   Is an Import/Export Businessman in Canada /Sri Lanka.