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Veteran Sri Lankan Children's book author and illustrator, Sybil Wettasinghe passed away
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Veteran Sri Lankan Children’s book author and illustrator, Sybil Wettasinghe passed away
Ambassador and Permanent Representative Wijayanthi Edirisinghe attends Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Board of Trustees Meeting

Ambassador and Permanent Representative Wijayanthi Edirisinghe attends Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Board of Trustees Meeting

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Wijayanthi Edirisinghe honored to participate in the Board of Trustees Meeting and Presidential Handover Ceremony at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) held on 22nd August 2024 in Bangkok. A warm welcome was extended by the President and the Board of Trustees of AIT to Ambassador Wijayanthi Edirisinghe attended first time. The Head of Chancery, A.W.S. Samanmali also joined the Board of Trustees Meeting from the Mission.

on 1 July at the age of 93 years. Affectionately called as “Aunty Sybil” by over several generations of kids, with her unique style of storytelling and arts, she won many accolades for her work spanning 70 years. Her recent work titled ‘Wonder Crystal’, was entered into the ‘Guinness Book of World Records’, in March 2020, which had in its printed version 1200 different endings, selected from among over 20,000 creations sent by children to mark this year’s International Children’s Day. She has authored over 200 children’s story books and several of them have won international awards such as ‘Umbrella Thief’, and also been translated into many other languages. As she leaves the mortal world, she is surely going to remain in the hearts and minds of not only the children, but all those of us, who enjoyed her stories as kids. We join in bidding farewell to ‘Aunty Sybil’… May she attain the supreme bliss of Nibbana!
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