Sri Lanka, Oct. 16 -- A collection of books worth Rs. 500,000 was recently donated to Yakkala Anura Adarsha Junior College and Anura National College under the patronage of the Rotary Club of Japan.

The donation was the initiative of Professor Sajeevani Dissanayake, an alumna of Yakkala Anura Adarsha Junior College who is currently residing in Japan and serving as a Director at the Education Ministry in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and her husband, Samantha Melvin, who works as a language interpreter at a police station in Chiba Prefecture.

The books were handed over at a ceremony held recently at Yakkala Anura Adarsha Junior College. Books worth Rs. 250,000 were donated to the libraries of each of the schools.

The donation was attended by...