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Memories of St Josephs - Junior Cricket at St Joseph’s Courtesy of Mr Martin De Kauwe ( Montreal, Canada) Having joined...

Visharada Neela Wickremasinghe’s heavenly voice signals tonal decorated artistry - By Sunil Thenabadu   Visharada Neela Wickremasinghe’s voice bears a signature Sri Lankan...

TRAVAILS OF AN EARLY COFFEE PLANTER - by Hugh Karunanayake If one lived in Sri Lanka in the mid 1900s,...

"THE CEYLON I KNEW" – by Des Kelly What better reading could there be ?. I am sure that each...

National carrier of Maldives begins operations to Ratmalana Source:Island Passengers of the first Maldivian flight to Ratmalana Airport, yesterday morning received...

Cook up a Sri Lankan spread from O Tama Carey's new cookbook - by O TAMA CAREY Source:goodfood.com.au O Tama...

You Raise Me Up", perfect finale to the Winter Paralympics It's one of the most widely-recorded songs of the 21st...

Sri Lanka's Oldest Airport Sees 1st International Flight After 5 Decades A flight from the Maldives landed at the Ratmalana...

20 March 2022 to 30 June 2022 Pension Rates Charts - Australia   https://www.elanka.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MPM-Pension-Rate-Charts-28_03_2022-12-32Pm.pdf  

 Fond memories! The great school by the sea - during a by gone era! Certainly evokes much nostalgia amongst Thomians...

"VEDDAS WANDER" - by Des Kelly This is an extremely interesting true story about these VEDDAS who have existed in...

MARIAZELLE OF ‘KANDY LAMISSI’ FAME SUSTAINS STARDOM WITH UNBLEMISHED MELODIOUS VOICE  - by Sunil Thenabadu   Mariazelle Goonatilleke perhaps is the most sought-after Sri...

COVID SAFE PRINCIPLES FOR YOUR WORKERS, CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITIES  FINANCIAL, WELLBEING. GRANTS AND OTHER SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO BUSINESS OWNERS -...

Take Your Time Back Summit Uma Panch Interview

Dr Padmini Howpage - She is a Srilankan Australian. Why does this matter ? Dr Padmini Howpage MBBS FRANZCP is...

Culture Shock - by GEORGE BRAINE   Not an experienced traveler at the time, even I could tell that PANAM...

 Media Release HIA Expanded home guarantee supports home ownership 28 March 2022 Expanded home guarantee scheme supports home ownership “The...

KatchaMusic - 13 Years in the Making - Kat & Cha ​"Two creative souls united through their undeniable passion for...

Occupational nicknames – by Des Kelly Totally different "little piece" coming into e'Lanka via our good friend Keith Bennett, via...

Another Kelly-Klassic by Des Kelly - "Statler Brothers - Too much on my heart" Here is how a superb quartette should...

Travails in Filming “The Bridge on the River Kwai” … and The Locations-by Dr Michael Roberts   Source:Thuppahis The Kelani...

eLanka Newsletter – 27th March 2022 – 8th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image...

Young Sabapathipillai Rajanayagam received OBE during World War II-by Dr Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Logan Thurairatnam, in Daily Mirror, 14 June...

Sri Lankan Gullivers facing Cricketing Goliaths in 1975 Source:Thuppahis Nicholas Brookes, in The Cricket Monthly, …. where the title is “Brave As Loons, Poor as...

Places to visit in Trincomalee-By Rear Admiral Dr. Shemal Fernando Source:Sundayobserver Trincomalee on the North-East coast of Sri Lanka is...

When Kachchativu comes alive- By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne   Source:Island By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne (Retired from Sri Lanka...

Origin and Development of Passion Plays in Sri Lanka - by Trevor Ludowyke The Pitipana Passion Play, and other similar...

The rise of old Maskeliya-BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE A Ganesh Kovil of the old town of Maskeliya Source:Sundayobserver After two-hour drive...

Australian Academy of Science medal for geotechnical engineer Dr Samintha Perera   Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering Dr Samintha Perera has been awarded...

Development of the tea industry in Sri Lanka: Talk by Roderick de Sylva at the CSA Meeting held in Sydney...

All About Bread We Eat - By Dr Harold Gunatillake About Bread you purchase (Updated from the previous paper) Today,...

Silverscene - Official Newsletter of the Silver Fawn Club Inc (Brisbane) – March / April 2022 https://www.elanka.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Silverscene-March-April-2022.pdf  

Brookes’ Book on Sri Lankan Cricket-by Nicholas Brookes Source:Thuppahis From Sathasivam to Sangakkara, Murali to Malinga, Sri Lanka can lay...

Book Launch by Nimal Bandara   Transcript: Today is a momentous day for Sinhala literature. Three publications authored by Nimal...

Australia to tour Sri Lanka for all-format series Source:Dailynews Australia’s National Men’s Team will arrive in Sri Lanka to play...

SL Girl Guides Association celebrates 105th anniversary-by Ruzaik Farook Source:FT Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA), the largest female youth...

Mrs. Suneetha Nanayakkara completes 50 years at the Bar Mrs. Nanayakkara was enrolled and admitted to the Sri Lankan Bar...

Dining Out: Dhruvees offers welcome upscale spin on South Asian dishes - by Peter Hum Source:ottawacitizen.com The Beechwood Avenue restaurant...

Former Sri Lankan women’s cricketer Deepika sets up a world record Deepika Rasangika   Source:Dailynews The world record for the...

The BBQ King Of Brooklyn | Street Food Icons   Ruben Santana is the owner and pitmaster of Bark Barbecue,...

SUNDAY CHOICE - A MESSAGE FOR LENT- Behind The Song “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have...

PIUMI BOTEJU AN ACCOMPLISHED ACTRESS.MODEL,TV PRESENTER,DUBBING PHENOMINAL PURSUED ARTIST - by Sunil Thenabadu Piumi Shanika Boteju is in the limelight...

FORMER SRI LANKAN WOMEN’S CRICKETER DEEPIKA RASANGIKA ESTBLISHES NEW WORLD T 20 RECORD PLAYING FOR BAHRAIN - by Sunil Thenabadu...

DILSHAN’S ‘DILSCOOP’ THE LATEST STROKE ADDED TO THE CRICKET BOOKS DESERVES OVATION AND GRATITUDE -by Sunil Thenabadu Source:info-rain.com Dilshan’s ‘Dilscoop’...

STEVE SMITH ECLIPSES SANGAKKARA’S RECORD OF FASTEST TO 8000 TEST RUNS BY REACHING THE MILESTONE IN THE 151st INNINGS- by...

Emirates boosts services to Melbourne adding second daily A380 flight   Source:island.lk Emirates has announced the second daily flight on...

Sri Lanka’s oldest cricket club Colombo Malay CC begins 150th anniversary celebrations Source:dailynews.lk State Minister of Urban Development, Waste Disposal...

The World in Turmoil – Ecologically; Spiritually; Economically; and Politically -by Noor R. Rahim The World is no more a...

The World at the Brink - by Noor Rahim   As one looks around the World; one, no doubt, cannot...

AI Governance: Is controlling AI processes useful? By Aditya Abeysinghe   Deploying an AI system includes several processes from gathering...