Sri Lanka
Personal Statement Workshop 2016 – Tamil Students Initiative (TSI)
Are you applying to university this year? Need someone to read over your personal statement? Someone who has not only gone through the whole system, but is also doing the same course, at the university you want to apply to? Then this event is for you! Run by the Tamil Students Initiative (TSI), a collaboration […]
READ MOREThe Island Nation – 26 October to 19 November 2016
‘The world does not care. The world doesn’t even know. There are European tourists sipping cocktails right now on the beaches in the south, who have no idea what’s happening in the north.’ Sri Lanka, 2009. A 26-year civil war between the government and the Tamil Tigers is coming to an end. The United Nations, the […]
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St Patrick’s College Jaffna host Global Reunion in London raising £120,000 for a new tech lab
St Patrick’s College Jaffna – Alumni Association UK hosted a wonderful week-long series of events, reuniting friends from across the globe and raising over £120,000 to benefit students in Jaffna. St Patrick’s College is located in Jaffna, north of Sri Lanka. In July 2016 the UK Alumni hosted a global reunion in London which was […]
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6 Tamil men have died in two tragedies on British coastline.
In less than a week there have been 12 deaths on Britain’s beaches. 6 of those who died are Tamil men, from two separate tragedies, visiting the coast to enjoy the recent warm weather. Saturday 20th August 2016 (via Bournemouth echo) 37-year-old Katheeswaran died after getting into difficulty in the sea at Sandbanks, a busy […]
READ MORELadies Only Dinner & Dance – Theepavali 2016
A group of ladies from the Tamil community have come together to host a “ladies only night” providing a wonderful opportunity for women of all ages to network and enjoy a night of tantalising Sri Lankan cuisine, dance activities and music till 1am. Invite the ladies in family & friends network out for a memorable night at Crystals in […]
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