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Moving up the Colonial civil services ladder in the Caribbean and Africa-by Sir. Henry Monck-Mason Moore Source:Island. The writer outlines...

The two years that changed my life-By Dr Nihal D Amerasekera Source:Island In 1958 my father moved to Kolonnawa. We...

European Union funded project hands over 70 laptops to Development Officers (Mediation) across the country The EU funded ‘Supporting Effective...

India, Pakistan, New Zealand and England qualify for semis Source:Dailymirror Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi returned career-best figures of 4-22...

NSW GOVERNMENT PARTNERS WITH 15 COUNCILS TO HOST MAJOR CULTURAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS The state’s events calendar just got bigger...

The architect behind Colombo’s Grand Mosque-By Nishan Fernando Source:Sundaytimes On May 1, 2002, the then Editor of The Island newspaper,...

AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2022 - By Rev Bruce Stewart ENCOURAGEMENT Two large water buffaloes yoked...

On the Couch with ………… Gerard Fernando (an interview with Denis Anthonisz) Source : Silverscene Official Newsletter Bio Gerard Fernando went...

Reaching Out for Sri Lanka: A Melbourne Gathering - By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Dear Sri Lankan diaspora friends and...

Catherina Hamy - A Childhood Memory ! - By Charmaine Candappa. When Catherina Hamy comes to visit us She brings...

World Cup T20 in 2024 - Teams Qualified Hosts  West Indies  USA Top 8 from 2022  India New Zealand Pakistan...

EXCEEDINGLY VALUED SINHALA – 2500 PAGES HUGE  SINHALA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY BY BUDDHADASA HEWAGE – by Sunil Thenabadu The newest third edition...

Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers bus trip - By Denis Anthonisz Source : Silverscene Official Newsletter Thirty-six members and friends chased ‘flower...

Bollywood Night - By Denis Anthonisz Source : Silverscene Official Newsletter We ventured into new territory with our theme tuned to...

Silverscene Official Newsletter of the Silver Fawn Club Inc - Issue: November/December 2022 (Brisbane community) https://www.elanka.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Nov-Dec-2022-Newsletter-for-email.pdf  

eLanka Newsletter – 6th November 2022 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below...

A concise and readable history of Sri Lanka from ancient times to 1948 Source:Island Aathe Athitheye Sita 1948 Dakwa Sangshipthe...

The Retreat-By Michael Patrick O’Leary Source:Island Twenty years ago, we moved from a land without snakes to a place where...

Loris Conservation Project at Vil Uyana turns 12 Source:Sundaytimes One of Sri Lanka’s most acclaimed wildlife research and conservation programs...

First time bird sightings in Kerawalapitiya as migratory season kicks off-By Malaka Rodrigo Source:Sundaytimes The migratory bird season this year,...

A rare insight into Lionel Wendt – the man, the artist-By Yomal Senerath-Yapa Source:Sundaytimes Who exactly was Lionel Wendt? We...

Summer of Cricket in Australia - Teams, Dates and Venues across Australia ODI's Vs England 17 November : Adelaide Oval...

Sri Lanka crash out of T20 World Cup taking Australia with them - BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  Sri...

SRI LANKAN/AUSSIE CHAMPION - by Des Kelly Our congratulations go out to this lass, born a Sri Lankan, now destined...

Announcement – New Committee STCOBANSW/ACT 2022-2023 Dear Fellow Thomians   1 Nov 2022 Announcement – New Committee STCOBANSW/ACT 2022-2023 It is...

Photos of the Felicitation Event for Dr Harold Gunatillake OAM Please relax on your reclining chair, Scotch in your hand,...

Joes Sports News First XI St Joseph’s College won the St Peter’s College T 10 Centenary Celebration Cricket Quadrangular tournament...

The Bharathas of Sri Lanka: Roots and Tales-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis India and Sri Lanka are geographically very near, but...

The Kaffir in Sri Lanka: A Partial Bibliography from Thuppahi-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis  The first two photographs provide just a...

England win against the "We Will Never give up" Sri Lankan team in the last over of the Sydney T20...

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF - SUNDAY CHOICE – by Charles Schokman "For all of us who lived the Christian...

"Kai Tak Heart Attack" - By GEORGE BRAINE In the mid-1990s, when I began to play casual cricket in Hong...

SRI LANKA’S FIRST AERIAL FLOWER DROP IN 1940 - By Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF (Retd) https://www.elanka.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/7.-Sri-Lankas-first-aerial-flower-drop-1940.pdf

Calcified arteries- what is the significance? - By Dr Harold Gunatillake Calcium deposition in arteries shows how much fatty build-up...

Noel News Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax...

   BIRTHDAY - IS IT A REASON  FOR CELEBRATION OR A CAUSE FOR  CONCERN ? – By N.S.Venkataraman People all...

W JAYASIRI ILLUSTRIOUS LEGENDARY ACTOR ACCLAIMED LYRICIST,TELEVISION PRESENTER WITH MULTIFACETED FACADES A CELEBRITY FOR OVER FIVE DECADES - By Sunil...

Information for parents and carers Do you know what they’re vaping? Source : health.nsw.gov.au We are urging you to find...

Chris Silverwood will be key for Sri Lankan upset -  BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka...

THE JUNGLE AND THE SEA AT BELVOIR ST THEATRE View the rehersal photos in the video below Please view additional...

Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 130 04 11 2022 Some bullets of what we have on Kaleidoscope today - World’s largest economy-USA...

"SOMETHING SPECIAL" – by Des Kelly It has not been too long since he left us, but here was another...

Closing Of The Centenary - Photos That Could Not Be Included In the Centenary Publication - By Algi Wijewickrema Source:...

“A SQUIRREL'S TALE" – by Des Kelly Brought back precious memories of a little baby squirrel I picked up, from...

"JUST SAYING" – by Des Kelly Once again, many 'sayings' in English today, are just spoken, without any inkling about...

VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail <...

SENIORS’ STORIES TELL SPECIAL TALES OF DIVERSITY One hundred seniors who have put pen to paper to share their personal...

A young architect’s dissertation-proposal to rejuvenate the Vedda Community-by Nan Source:Island A serendipitous meeting! It demonstrated to me the skilful...

Melbourne Cup, the race that stops the nation is an exciting day in Australia. -  By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE...