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HOW TO BE SINGLE ON VALENTINES DAY – By Natali Perera I love Valentine’s day! What is there not to love! Everyone is in a cheerful mood, love is literally all around you, and you can’t help but think about the potentially amazing things that will hopefully soon be coming your way. Well, I mean that is if you do not die of patience while waiting for your prince charming. Having never had the opportunity to celebrate this loved up holiday my best friend and I have come up with some interesting ways of getting us through the week without feeling like we are missing out. Choose a valentine – my best friend and I have continued to be each other’s valentine since the age of 9. Discuss how you both will spend valentine day – make a list of potential date options; places you have wanted to visit, restaurants ...

Jan 31, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Natali Perera Tagged , Comments 0
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SRI LANKA NEWS IN BRIEF (JANUARY 2018) Compiled by Victor Melder It has been estimated that four kilos of heroin are consumed daily by 45,000 addicts in Sri Lanka. Dangerous Drugs Control Board (DDCB) Chairman Prof. Ravindra Fernando made this revelation during a media conference at the DDCB auditorium. Prof. Fernando said the addicts consumed an estimated 1,478 kilos of heroin annually. Heroin is mostly smuggled into the country in Indian and Pakistani fishing vessels. Cannabis is illegally grown in an estimated 500 ha in the Eastern, Uva and Southern provinces of Sri Lanka, according to the DDCB. Prof. Fernando said a special programme to eradicate drug menace by 2020 was being formulated by the government with the cooperation of the police, DDCB, the Excise Department, the Department of Prisons, the Sri Lanka Customs, the Coastal Protection Authority and the armed forces. (Daily Island, 2.1.2018) The National Hospital  said there ...

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Australia grants Sri Lanka Rs.3.8 billion in assistance to strengthen good governance for growth Source: Colombo Page The Governments of Sri Lanka and Australia Tuesday signed a regulatory agreement for AUD 31 million (Rs. 3.85 billion) grant assistance for a four-year program to strengthen good governance for growth in Sri Lanka. Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and Mass Media Dr. R H. S. Samaratunga and Australian High Commissioner for Sri Lanka Mr. Bryce Hutchesson signed the agreement on the 30th of January 2018 at the Ministry of Finance and Mass Media. The program will support activities that improve the policy formation and delivery capabilities of government at national, provincial and local levels to bring about inclusive economic growth, the Finance ministry said in a statement. The governance for growth program aims to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to increase economic growth and spread the benefits of that growth to reduce ...

Jan 31, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Home Tagged Comments 0
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Sri Lankan born David Sansoni awarded OAM – By Lawrence Machado, Hills Shire Times DAVID Sansoni, who has received an Medal of the Order for service to the community of Baulkham Hills, said he is very humbled to be recognised for his many years being active with the choir of St Paul’s Anglican Church, Castle Hill.  Mr Sansoni, who retired last year from his shipping job, said he was surprised when he was informed of OAM, saying there are many more deserving people than him. The Sri Lankan-born has been singing in choirs since he was six. “Todate, it is still sinking because there are others much more deserving of this kind of recognition, including some of my acquaintances,” said Mr Sansoni, 65, who is a tenor and light baritone in the choir. “I am really surprised because I never imagined that what I would consider a pleasant contribution via ...

Jan 30, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Home, Lawrence Machado Tagged , , , , Comments 0
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“WHAT A WEEK IT WAS” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ Image Source: Wikipedia: By The original uploader was Gunnar.Forbrig at German Wikipedia – Own work; transferred from de.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:MARKELLOS using CommonsHelper, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10087315 We go through 52 weeks each year. Everyone has their “special” day of the week. During our working lives. most of us prefer if there wasn’t a “Monday” to put up with. “Mondayitis” was only slightly better than Arthuritis, named after an Arthur, I know (another Burgher), there was even a little “poem” I was taught as a child, which went something like this. “Monday’s child is fair of face Tuesday’s child is gull of grace Wednesday’s child is full of woe Thursday’s child has far to go Friday’s child is loving & giving .Saturday’s child works hard for a living But the child who is born on ...

Jan 30, 2018 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Comments 0
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“A FIREFLY AT REST” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’        He led “The Fireflies” band in Ceylon from 1963, a personal friend of mine, Milroy de Silva has passed on, in Vancouver, Canada, after a long illness, leaving family, friends & fans, deeply saddened by his death, at the age of 84. Milroy was indeed, a superb guitarist, self-taught, as most of us were in the good old days.      I remember the time when  he lived in Davidson Road, Bambalapitiya, practically right behind our little tenement home in Lorensz Road, and this is where I first heard a “special-style” of acoustic guitar playing which left me spell-bound with the skill & expertise he displayed. A “latin-rhythm strum”that was as individualistic as the man himself, to be quite honest about it, I have never seen a “strum” like it. In addition, Milroy was a superb ...

Jan 30, 2018 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Comments 0
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Westminster College – Study in Sydney, Australia   WESTMINSTER COLLEGE: A PLACE WHERE QUALITY EDUCATION COMES FIRST Westminster is one of the leading Vocational Education Training (VET) providers in Sydney with the core specialisation in accounting and financial services programs. The Westminster accounting qualifications are nationally recognised and are approved by appropriate government agencies such as Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), Commonwealth Register of Institutional and Course for Overseas Students (CRICOS), Tuition Protection Service (TPS) and designed and delivered to prepare graduates work-ready for the dynamic and technologically charged work environment of the 21st Century. The College takes pride in producing excellent and qualified graduates over the years who are working in their dream career. The College is ideally located at the heart of Sydney Central Business District (CBD). The nearest public bus stops are 5 minutes’ walk and the major train stations (Town Hall station and Museum station) are ...

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