Sri Lankan girl Eliza Fonseka with Down syndrome receives temporary visa to live in Australia after Peter Dutton intervenes Exclusive by Caitlyn Gribbin A Sri Lankan girl Eliza Fonseka who made headlines after being refused a temporary visa because she has Down syndrome will be allowed to live in Australia, after Immigration Minister Peter Dutton intervened in her case. Key points: Greg Chappell says it was the first time he had been involved in an immigration issue Decision not to allow Eliza entry caused outrage in disability advocacy circles Down Syndrome Australia chairman says he was “thrilled” with the minister’s decision Eliza Fonseka, nine, also found an unexpected ally in former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell, who advocated for her to be granted the visa. “I’m very excited for Eliza, I’m very excited for the family,” said Chappell, who was approached to help Eliza’s family by her father, a cricket coach. ...

In Sunday leader Potassium Could Be A Life-Saver Or A Killer by Dr Harold Gunatillake , FICS, FIACS, AM(Sing),MBBS Where do you find potassium rich foods and fruits, knowing potassium-rich foods consumed help support healthy blood pressure and many other benefits? They prevent strokes, heart and kidney disorders, anxiety and stress, as well as enhanced muscle strength, metabolism, water balance, electrolyte functions and nervous system. It is known that unprocessed foods are higher in potassium, so eating such food may give us the adequate daily requirement of potassium. If your blood investigations find that this essential electrolyte mineral is low, you will be recommended to replace potassium by eating fruits such as oranges and bananas. Other foods rich in potassium include: milk, yogurt, prunes, sweet potatoes, baked potatoes with skin, beet-roots, Brussel sprouts, peanuts and seeds like flax, sunflower, carrot juice, tuna, soy beans and so on and the list ...

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The Upali Wijewardena I knew   by K. Godage Former Ambassador The thirteenth of February (the 13th is generally considered inauspicious as Christ was said to have been crucified on the 13th of a month; and how true, for in this instance too, the 13th was the day that Upali’s plane was blown up over the Malacca Straits in Malaysia Incidentally there are persons here who think that he is still alive but I can confirm that he is no more and that he died; the plane was blown up, fishermen in Malaysia had found a wheel of the Lear Jet and the Ministry in Colombo telexed our Embassy in Washington, where I was serving at the time, and wanted us to check with the Lear Jet company as to whether the numbers found on the wheel were those of Upali’s plane and they confirmed that it was from the ...

68th Anniversary of Independence Celebrated in Canberra – High Commissioner Somasundaram Skandakumar The 68th anniversary of Independence was celebrated at the Sri Lanka High Commission in Canberra on the morning of 4th February with the participation of the Sri Lankan community in Canberra.   ...

SL born CEO to receive $11.1 million in one-time payout Sri Lankan-born Alere CEO Namal Nawana would receive about $11.1 million in one-time payouts after the Alere’s acquisition completed by Abbott Laboratories, according to media reports. Nawana took over as CEO when Alere founder and former CEO Ron Zwanzger resigned in 2014, India New England News reported on Thursday. He was born in Sri Lanka and raised in Australia. He holds an Honors degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Medical Science degree from the University of Adelaide in Australia and an MBA from the Henley Business School in the United Kingdom. ...

Why do Sri Lankans love hoppers Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake-Health editor Why are there so many take away street hopper food outlets in Sri Lanka, much more than MacDonald’s and KFC’s in most other countries? Once, I met a young Australian tourist in Colombo,  and when asked whether he was enjoying his holiday in paradise, he said, “I love that ‘hopper city’ in the holy village down South, the hoppers were fantastic nourishing treats at such low prices” When ask which part of the hopper he preferred. “Of course the crispy frills, he said, but the fleshy centre with a ‘bull’s-eye’ on top was delicious, but disastrous when the yellow half cooked yolk starts dribbling down the chin. There you are that was the impression of a foreign tourist eating hoppers for the first time.   ...

Did Japan contribute to Sri Lanka and India to gain independence? by Senaka Weeraratna https://www.dailymirror.lk/105069/Did-Japan-contribute-to-Sri-Lanka-and-India-to-gain-independence- Image – Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on December 07, 1941 https://www.dailymirror.lk/105069/Did-Japan-contribute-to-Sri-Lanka-and-India-to-gain-independence- Sri Lanka’s history since 1505 shows clearly that it was the intervention of an external power that had always helped us to get rid of a foreign occupier from the country’s soil. Our embattled Kings sought the help of the Dutch to throw out the Portuguese (1658), then solicited the British to overcome the Dutch (1796), and nearly 150 years later the entry of another external power; Japan, into Lanka’s (and India’s) geo – political region with the battle cry ‘Asia for Asians’ sealed the fate of the British Empire such that within 2-3 years after the end of the Second World War and Sri Lanka, India and Burma became independent countries. Sri Lanka gained Independence in February 1948, almost effortlessly (without blood ...

The country that supplies eyes……..BBC By Ross VeltonBBC News, Colombo To restore sight to damaged eyes, doctors often need to transplant the cornea – the transparent covering of the iris and the pupil – from a donor’s dead body. There is a worldwide shortage, but one country, Sri Lanka, is doing its best to satisfy demand, without seeking any reward – at least in this life. Bandages cover Paramon Malingam’s right eye. A tear appears in the left one. It is the relief of a very lucky man. “I thought I was going to live the rest of my life with one eye,” he says. Thirteen years ago, Malingam, a shop owner from central Sri Lanka, cut his eye with steel wire. Last year, he injured the same eye with a piece of wood. After both accidents, a new cornea from a donor saved his sight. The cornea is the ...