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Australia delivers COVID-19 supplies to Sri Lanka   Source:-colombopage June 04, Colombo: Australia has delivered essential medical supplies to Sri Lanka to further assist in its response to COVID-19, the High Commission of Australia in Colombo said. A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster aircraft on Friday (June 04) landed at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport carrying essential supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Using Sri Lanka as a hub, essential supplies will also be delivered to Nepal and India in direct response to the COVID-19 crises taking place in those countries, the High Commission said. Australia has continued to support Sri Lanka’s health system since the start of the pandemic, responding to COVID-19 outbreaks and bolstering the health system to manage threats to regional health security in the future. The Western Australian Government’s donation of 9,800,000 facemasks and 3,200 coveralls will provide essential support and protection to those on the ...

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Dalreen Arnolda Songs Record Released in Berlin Germany 1975 – by Patrick Ranasinghe  Dalreen Arnolda Songs Record Released in Berlin Germany 1975   Dalreen Arnolda Songs Record Released in Berlin Germany 1975 A German text translated to English by the Berlin recording Studio. Dalreen Arnolda is a popular pop singer from Sri Lanka who started her career in the early 1970s and still very popular in Sri Lanka. One of her earlier hits was “Stranger Boy” which came out in the 70s. She sings both in English and Sinhalese. A touch of the Far East and a romantic love affair led to this record. Dalreen Arnolda is chief speaker at the radio in Ceylon and was in Germany for a few days once ago, the reason: a love romance that began in Ceylon and ended in Berlin. She also visited the ZDF hit parade and had the opportunity to sing at ...

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Walalawala – a talented all-round sportsman of Dharmaraja-by Upananda Jayasundera Source:Dailynews Prasanna Walalawala is a talented all-round sportsman who has received colours for cricket, football, hockey, athletics, and cadets while representing Dharmaraja College. He represented the college cricket teams from Under-12 to Under-19 and as the Under-17 Captain, his team reached the semi-finals of the Division Two Tournament in 1990. Prasanna represented the College First XI Cricket Team from 1980 to 1983 and in the final year, he scored two centuries against Maliyadeva College (112) and Kingswood College (100 not out). ...

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Bertie Dias left an indelible mark in the history of SL rugby-by Hafiz Marikar Bertie Dias Source:Dailynews Colonel Bertie Dias was one of the finest sportsmen to come out of Trinity College in the 1950s. Bertie can be rated as one of the finest scrum-halves this school has produced. Bertie was under the watchful eyes of Philip Buultjens at rugby. He had an illustrious career and left an indelible mark in the history of Sri Lanka rugby. He was one of the finest ruggerites who made the rugby circle colourful and courageous as a player, referee, and coach. Under his coaching, Sri Lankan emerged number two in Asia in 1974. ...

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