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IN RAIN SHORTENED (17) OVER FIRST T 20 SAM CURRAN SUFFOCATES SRI LANKA ‘WITH HATRICK’-by Sunil Thenabadu Curran hat-trick stifles...

An Aus-Lankan Ramadan in Queensland - By Hannah and Leylah Zubair Source : Dæhæna – February 2026 As Ramadan approaches each...

Message on the occasion of the 78th Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka - By Yasoja Gunasekera   Source :...

නාගාර්ජුනකොණ්ඩයේ සිංහල භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේලා වැඩ සිටි විහාරයක්-by Gamini Kariyawasam ඉන්දියාවේ ආන්ද්‍රා ප්‍රදේශ් හි පිහිටා ඇති නාගර්ජුනකොණ්ඩය දකුණු ආසියාවේ වඩාත්ම වැදගත් බෞද්ධ පුරාවිද්‍යාත්මක ස්ථානවලින් එකකි.  මෙම  ප්‍රදේශ්හි  ජලාශයක් මධ්‍යයේ දූපතක පිහිටි, සිංහල භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේලා විසූ පුරාණ සිංහල විහාරයක් පිළිබඳව වාර්තා වෙයි. අතීතයේ අතීතයේ නාගර්ජුනකොණ්ඩය සමෘද්ධිමත් ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික මධ්‍යස්ථානයක් විය. එහි වඩාත්ම කැපී පෙනෙන සොයාගැනීම් අතර,පුරාණයේ  ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ භික්ෂූන් වැඩ විසූ  බෞද්ධ ආරාමයක් වන සිම්හල විහාරය වැදගත් වෙයි.අභිලේඛන සහ පුරාවිද්‍යාත්මක සාක්ෂිවලින් පෙනී යන්නේ මෙම විහාරයෙහි ඉතිහාසය  ක්‍රි.ව. 3 වන සියවස දක්වා දිවෙන බවත්, එය ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ ඉන්දියාවේ නැගෙනහිර ඩෙකෑන් කලාපය අතර මුල් හා තිරසාර ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික සබඳතා පිළිබිඹු කරන බවත්ය. මෙම ලිපිය මගින් නාගර්ජුනකොණ්ඩයේ සිංහල විහාරයේ ඓතිහාසික පසුබිම, පුරාවිද්‍යාත්මක සොයාගැනීම් සහ එහි  අන්තර්ජාතික වැදගත්කම නිරීක්ෂන්යෙහි ලා යොමුවේ. දකුණු ආසියාව පුරා බුදුදහමේ ව්‍යාප්තිය දේශපාලනික හෝ භූගෝලීය...

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (JANUARY 2026) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 15-member squad selected to...

Dudley Senanayake at the White House-By George Braine I was surprised to see this old photograph recently. Much has been...

SRI LANKA NEWS (JANUARY  2026) Compiled by Victor Melder The Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturing Corporation is focusing on producing a gold-infused...

VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY (FOR DETAILS OF THE LIBRARY, please contact: Hemal or Victor) Telephone: Hemal + 61 0427...

World Radio Day Source : Dæhæna – February 2026 World Radio Day, falling on 13 February, celebrates one of the most...

eLanka Newsletter - 1st February 2026 - 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below...

Documenting a significant and tumultuous period in Sri Lanka’s recent history-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Amidst tumult and adversity, a leader...

Like a Candle in the Wind – Sri Lanka Guardian   Source:Slguardian A few months ago, he made headlines as...

Documenting a significant and tumultuous period in Sri Lanka’s recent history. - By Dr Harold Gunatillake Amidst tumult and adversity,...

UPDATE: The National Selection Panel (NSP) has chosen the final 15-player Australian squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup...

Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter - Dæhæna - February 2026 https://www.elanka.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Qld_Sri_Lankan_Newsletter_D_aelig_h_aelig_na_February_2026.pdf     Click here to receive your free copy of...

Rain restricted Pallekelle no deterrent to cock-a-hoop England as they grab T20 game one. Sri Lanka's batters flatter then flop in...

SUNDAY CHOICE HEAVEN CAME DOWN - by Charles Schokman In the Bible, "Heaven came down" refers to God's presence and blessings...

UNSUNG ACCLAIMED MUSICIAN TULIN JAYARSATNE WHO COULD PLAY All MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, WRITE NOTATIONS TO ANY SONG, SINGS HINDI AND SINHALA...

LET LOVE IN Sung by Siera Keyt written by Dodwell Keyt   Hello everyone, In a world that often feels...

The National Flag of Sri Lanka: Symbol of Heritage, Unity, and Sovereignty -By Malsha - eLanka The national flag of...

The Brad & Kiara Show Good Morning It’s now time for The Brad & Kiara Show on Triple H 100.1...

British Council now offers English courses in Gampaha Continuing a long-standing legacy of excellence in English language education, the British...

Help Dodwell Keyt take a stand against blood cancer - WORLD'S GREATEST SHAVE Don't let me do this alone... Help me...

REFURBISHED SSC WITH FLOODLIGHTS READY FOR ICC T 20 WC MATCH BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND NETHERLANDS ON FEB 07-by Sunil Thenabadu...

Dr. Ashani Weeraratna: A Global Leader in Melanoma Research and Cancer Aging Science Source : Our Economics facebook Page Dr. Ashani...

The best low-cost alternative to mitigate accidents at railway crossings-by bernard Fernando   At the outset, the writer wishes to...

Root and Brook run riot as Sri Lanka surrender their unbeaten one-day streak at home. BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE....

England Slam-Dunk Sri Lanka in Third ODI-by Andrew Fidel Fernando Source:Thuppahis Andrew  Fidel Fernando  in ESPNcricinfo, 27 January 2026, where ...

Sri Lanka Announce T20I Squad: Shanaka Captain, Pavan Included-by Sunil Thenabadu Sri Lanka have announced their squad for the upcoming...

Sophie Molineux named Australian captain; squads named to face India   Source: CA – Cricket Australia Multicultural media (eLanka) Sophie...

On the show today – enticing the Indian tourist, swimming with turtles, sad horses and more! Click here to receive...

Root and Brook run riot as Sri Lanka surrender their unbeaten one-day streak at homeBY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka...

Sri Lanka Association of NSW - Family Day - 26 Janaury 2026 - "great companionships formed to the nostalgic entertainment...

ENGLAND CLINCH ODI SERIES 2 TO 1 IN A HIGH SCORING ENCOUNTER-by Sunil Thenabadu Harry Brook blasts England to 2-1...

SCATS  MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATION HELD ON SUNDAY 25TH JANUARY 2026 AT BURNSIDE - Reported by : Leelananda Ihalagamage -...

HERBERT M SENEVIRATNE A FILM PRODUCER,DIRECTOR, LYRICIST,FILM SCRIPT WRITER POSSESSED ABUNDANT OF INNATE TALENT CHARACTERIZED REMINISCED-by Sunil Thenabadu Kappithadegiri Herbert...

Watch Sri Lanka vs England: ODI 2026 - Cricket Match Highlights Sri Lanka vs England - 3rd ODI, Colombo (RPS),...

Deploying AI Today …. For Sri Lanka-by Sarath Withana Source:Thuppahis Thank you for your thought-provoking lecture on Artificial Intelligence as...

Rear Admiral Frank N Quintus Wickramaratne VSV-by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Lalin Fernando Source:Island He was like Sir Francis Drake ‘a...

Assessing DD de Silva’s Place in Lanka’s ODI Eleven Source:Thuppahis A “LankaLions” Post in FACEBOOK Whenever DDS comes into the...

photos from 31st ANNUAL ROYAL THOMIAN CRICKET FESTIVAL 31st ANNUAL ROYAL THOMIAN CRICKET FESTIVAL – held on Monday, 26 January...

Melbourne Marks 77th Republic Day of India with Vibrant Community Celebration - by Johann Dias Jayasinha Source : Johann Dias Jayasinha...

Most leaders don't realise they're running an airport. - By Alok Das Every day, planes are landing. Some are small...

ENGLAND IN EMPHATIC FIVE WICKET TRIUMPH SQUARES THREE MATCH ODI SERIES - By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : island.lk Root 75...

At The Cutting Edge: ZOOM Meeting on AI Today Source:Thuppahis This Sunday, 25 January 2026, we warmly invite you to...

The First Generation Sri Lankans Who Toiled To Build This Beautiful Nation - Fifty Years Later A Post in the...

A Life of Distinguished Public Service by Ravindra C Wijegunaratne Nihal Senevirathne Source:Slguardian He was a distinguished student of Royal...

THOMIANA - Publication of S. Thomas’ College Old Boys Association, Australia Branch Inc- January 2026   Click here to receive...

England outsmart Sri Lanka with a tactical master-class performance to grab game two.Joe Root continues his dominance over spin. BY...

eLanka Newsletter - 25th January 2026 - 4t Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below...