The SLBC staff pay their last respect to the late veteran announcer Mrs. Rajeshwary Shanmugam.

The body of the late popular SLBC announcer and artiste Mrs. Rajeshwary Shanmugam was kept at the SLBC premises this morning for the staff to pay their last respects to her. The parliamentarian A.H.M.Azwar said that the late Mrs. Rajeshwary performed her duties in cooperation and in a friendly manner with all the other staff. He said it is exemplary to the future generation. The parliamentarian said that her drama programmes were very attractive. The Chairman of the SLBC Mr. Hudson Samarasinghe said that the later Mrs. Rajeshwary Shanmugam had a great love towards the SLBC and she voluntarily taught Tamil language to the Sinhala announcers. He said he was also one of the persons who learnt Tamil from her. Mr. Samarasinghe said that she spent most of her time in the SLBC. 

The Senior Media Personnel A.M.Ameen said that the late Mrs. Shanmugam earned a reputation as an announcer and a drama producer for over a period of 30 years. Mrs. Sumana Nellampitiya said that the late Mrs. Shanmugam made a great service as a teacher to the announcers of the Tamil Service. The veteran announcer Abdul Hameed and several other announcers and artiste also spoke at this function. At present the body of the late Mrs. Shanmugam is being kept at the National Art Gallery in Colombo. The funeral will be held at the Borella cemetery this evening. (Written by sanath to http://www.slbc.lk)
 

SLBC - Empowering the new transmitters and opening the digital archives in the national radio

Empowering the new transmission equipments and opening of the new digital Archives at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation will be taken place under the patronage of Minsiter Anura Priyadarshana Yapa this morning. SLBC has increased its broadcasting capacity by fixing 6 new transmission machines in the Colombo premises. Main Engineer of the SLBC Wimal Priyadarshana says this heighten the listening quality of national radio. New digital archives has also been set up in order to conserve old and important tapes and records of the national radio. SLBC archives is the leading electronic media archives in the Asian Region.

Meanwhile SLBC Chairman Hudson Samarasinghe says media can achieve an enormous task in enhancing relationship between the Sinhalese and Tamil communities. National radio has started several projects in order to achieve this responsibility. MR.Samarasinghe revealed these facts at a media briefing held Colombo to introduce the latest radio drama series produced by Young Asia Television Company. These dramas will be broadcast on Wednesdays and Fridays both Sinhala and Tamil National Services. He further said that measures have been taken to increase quality of broadcast by fixing modern equipments. The national radio will give priority to enhance relationship among the ethnic communities. (SLBC Press Release)
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi, India