Our Deepest Condolences on the Demise of Mr. Prema Cooray (1947-2024) Former Chairman and Director of Elpitiya Plantations PLC and Aitken Spence Plantation Managements PLC (1997-2003) We are sincerely grateful for his invaluable contributions to both Elpitiya Plantations PLC and Aitken Spence Plantation Managements PLC. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family during this difficult time. May he rest in peace. Chairman and Board of Directors of Elpitiya Plantations PLC and Aitken Spence Plantation Managements PLC ...
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Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne 1931-2024: Founder of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka By Antonio Carvallo (Image by Pressenza) Source:-pressenza Born November 5th 1931, Dr. Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne founded Sri Lanka’s Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement. The concept of “Shrama-dana” directly translates as “donating your labour”, a concept adopted by A.T.Ariyaratne when working as a high school teacher at Nalanda College, where he organised the first Shramadana work camp which would eventually become the largest grassroots people’s movement in the country. Since then, he has led tens of thousands of “family gatherings” and meditations, alongside millions of others throughout Sri Lanka and beyond. The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, at its core, is a grass-roots humanitarian organisation based on the ‘sharing of labour, thought and energy for the awakening of all’. Tudor Ariyaratne, his wife Mrs.Neetha Dhammachari Ariyaratne, their family and close collaborators, developed the concept inspired by Gandhi, as well as Buddhist philosophy, to promote ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Sri Lankan Oil and Gas exploration grinds to a standstill amid protracted legal battle Sri Lanka’s efforts to attract and leverage international investment into exploration and commercialisation two blocks adding to over 5,000 square kilometers with potential oil and gas resources in the Mannar Basin have once again been gridlocked by legal challenges in the Court of Appeal. According to the latest developments in the CA (Writ) Application No: 392/2023, the court found that a prima facie case has been established by the Petitioner, Serendive Energy. Accordingly the court issued orders restraining the 1st to 36th Respondents and/or its servants or agents from granting to any 3rd party other than the Petitioner the rights to offshore exploration of blocks M1 and C1, until a final determination is reached in the case. ...
Apr 28, 2024
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eLanka Newsletter -28th April 2024 – 8th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Anzac Day: eLanka, the Sri Lankan community in Australia, remembers the human cost of war, lest we forget. We strive to create a more peaceful future! Photo of the ANZAC Day Ceremony in Brisbane With the Sri Lankan Veterans at Brookfield Show Grounds in Brisbane SUNDAY CHOICE – Who Is Jesus To You? – By Charles Schokman Good News From Jayam May 1, 2024 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Volunteering: A Great British Passion – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena Diyatalawa- Health Resort Gateway – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Tensions in Gulf strain Ceylon Tea – By Arundathie Abeysinghe ‘At the Going Down of the Sun’ …. ANZAC Remembrance Day-by Michael Roberts Dr. Wicks – Raj Wickramasekaran of Beverly Hills, Ca. Passed Away on April 23rd, ...
Apr 28, 2024
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Australia transports pitches for T20 World Cup image source:sundayobserver Source:-sundayobserver The pitches used in the United States at this summer’s men’s T20 World Cup will have had quite the journey when the first ball is bowled at the tournament – being transported over 14,000 miles. They have come in by ship from Adelaide in Australia, via Florida, as organisers run a major global cricket tournament in the USA for the very first time. Matches will be played at bespoke venues in New York, Texas and Florida. The opening game between USA and Canada, and the biggest game of the group stages, India versus Pakistan, will both be played in the States. There are 16 matches being played in the US, with the other 39 being held in the West Indies. And getting the States ready for cricket is quite the undertaking, especially when it comes to preparing cricket pitches. “Our ...
Apr 28, 2024
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Ranasinghe Premadasa: As Pragmatic as Visionary in Political Method-by Dr. Mahim Mendis Source:Thuppahis Dr. Mahim Mendis, in Daily FT, 26 April 2024 …. where the title runs thus: “Revivial of Premadasism the Way Forward for Sri Lanka,” Truly cultured men and women have the capacity to be thankful for the progressive measures taken by Ranasinghe Premadasa. He was a true embodiment of Social Democracy, governing the entire social, political, cultural, and moral order. He was not a mere propagator of a Social Market Economy, when he took over leadership from a right wing, J.R. Jayewardene led UNP that tried to dislodge Deputy Leader Premadasa from his well-earned Presidential candidature in 1989. The same right-wing forces in the UNP, tried to impeach him together with Feudalist sympathisers, who lost all their social status due to Premadasaism I was socialised in my childhood, by an ardent Samasamajist, LSSP, father, in Moratuwa. However, I became disillusioned ...
Artificial Intelligence is threatening to destroy languages 28.04.2024 Hundreds of teachers of community languages in New South Wales have heard at their annual conference at Sydney University that Artificial Intelligence is going to be a major determinant in how they teach their language in the future. They have heard that the proponents of AI want to remove the culture from language teaching and simply make it another way of talking. Joseph Lo Bianco, Emeritus Professor of Language and Literacy Education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, was a key note speaker at the annual conference of teachers of community languages organised by the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools. Whilst he praised the value of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom, he warned that it would have very negative effects. In his address entitled Rage against the Machine, Professor Lo Bianco said: “It allows more flexibility in a class room ...
Apr 28, 2024
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Sri Lanka visitors urged to apply for eVisa ‘at least a few days’ before departure – By Linsey McNeill Source : travelgossip Sri Lanka has introduced a new eVisa scheme, with visitors obliged to apply online before arriving in the country. The new scheme, introduced on 17 April, replaces the visa on arrival. In an update to its travel advice, the Foreign Office said: “You should apply for a Sri Lanka ‘Electronic Travel Authorisation’ (ETA) online, at least a few days before departure. “You should get your approval notice within 24 hours, and you can use this to enter Sri Lanka.” Visitors must also complete an online arrival form, which can be done up to three days before arriving in Sri Lanka. The Foreign Office advice adds: “You do not need a visa if you’re travelling through Sri Lanka by air, as long as the connecting flight is within 24 hours of your ...
Apr 27, 2024
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Elephant House Sausages Takes Legendary Sri Lankan Taste to Australia Source : bizenglish, adaderana Keells Food Products PLC, is delighted to announce the launch of Elephant House range of Sausages to the vibrant culinary landscape of Australia through an esteemed partnership with Millennium Imports Pty Ltd, a leading importer and distributor of premium food products. This Partnership is a first for both Elephant House, the iconic Sri Lankan household brand renowned for its premium products and unparalleled taste and Millennium Imports Pty Ltd as this range is being fully manufactured in Australia with 95% of the raw materials being sources from the continent itself. Since its establishment in 1966, Elephant House Food has been delighting consumers with its diverse range of meat products, embodying the essence of Sri Lankan culinary heritage. The Legendary Elephant house hot dog along with the succulent mustard sauce have become a mainstay in any Sri Lankan ...
