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Webinar on subclass 888 Permanent Residency and subclass 188 Extension Renowned Migration firm, Bridging West Australia is going to hold a Webinar on 7th May 2021 on “Business Migration to Australia”. The webinar will cover all areas of Migration Law and Regulations on subclass 888 (PR) visa and subclass 188 Extension application. Anyone who is a 188 visa holder or has friends or relatives or would want to know about it, are cordially invited to register for FREE.  You can ask questions to the expert panel on the requirements and other questions and answers on your future 888 PR application.  You will also be able to ask questions on COVID-19 concessions and its impact on your visa application. If you are not a subclass 188 holder but you have family or relatives who want to apply for 188 or 888 PR please join or share the link to register to ...

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Minoli De Silva | Sri Lankan Curry | Masterchef Australia 2021 Born in Sri Lanka, Minoli was six when her family moved to Melbourne, but the culinary delights of her homeland infused her childhood. Growing up, Minoli’s mother would use seasonal produce to prepare delicious Sri Lankan curries and often cooked with lesser-known ingredients including chicken giblets, bitter gourd, jackfruit and dried fish. The eldest of three sisters, Minoli says it’s no surprise her favourite dish to cook is a Sri Lankan chicken curry using a recipe passed down from her mum. For petite-powerhouse Minoli De Silva, taking her place in MasterChef Australia’s Top 24 is the culmination of a lifetime in the kitchen. With food idols including Yotam Ottolenghi, Samin Nosrat and Massimo Bottura, Minoli dreams of one day cooking in Sicily, impressed by how the town is so beautifully influenced from different regions of the world. She cites ...

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Watch Live: Remembering ANZACS – Anzac Day 2021 – Commemorative dawn services | official broadcast | ABC Australia Lee Kernaghan – Spirit of the Anzacs     ...

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Cardinal says voting on 20A by some Muslim MPs should be probed as it seems part of a ’deal’ Source:Dailymirror Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today that international forces were behind the Easter Sunday terror attacks stating that his remarks he made on Sunday evening had been misunderstood as he was not referring to any local political group being directly involved in the Easter attacks.  “My remarks on Sunday has been misunderstood by many. I did not refer to a local political group when I said politics was behind the Easter Sunday attacks but international forces. There are some forces who develop weapons and uses religious and ethnic extrimsm such as Wahabism to create conflicts. This is done to market their weapons. I was referring to such groups,” the Cardinal told a press conference today.  “Only a small group of Muslims are involved in extremism. Therefore I would ...

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Port City Economic Commission Bill; Separate state in the horizon?-by Kamanthi Wickramasinghe The gazetting of the Port City Economic Commission Bill so quickly has raised a few eyebrows both in the local business community as well as in the legal fraternity  Source:Dailymirror Political parties including the Opposition have raised concerns over transparency and the use of Executive powers by the President to run it as a separate state The Bill will become a reality whatever government is in power in Sri Lanka The Bill makes the case for the necessity, preservation, and perhaps the further strengthening of the already strong Presidential system of government The people should get an opportunity to decide for themselves whether this Bill, if transformed into law, affects their freedom Without reforming the system in place, it is difficult to expect everything relating only to the Port City to run smoothly through the legal and judicial ...

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Defeat Port City Commission Bill Source: Dailymirror Front Line Socialist Party (FLSP) activists staged a protest at the Fort Magistrate Court today urging the Government to defeat the Port City Commission Bill that sacrifices people to global market capital and imperialist power race. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel   ...

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RARE ETHNIC SURNAMES of Sri Lanka – By Des Kelly           Sent in to me by my good friend and co-musician Dallas Achilles, I reckon that a multitude of Lankan Burghers would have still not had the privilege of reading about how their Surnames originated. This is their chance to do so, and I would like to thank Dallas very much, for this important information.            Personally, I understand that the Kelly’s are NOT Dutch, Portuguese or any other Burgher Clan, that I can think of, simply because my forefathers did arrive in Ceylon (when they did), from Ireland, Dublin, to be exact, and although my dear mother, God bless her soul, was pure Dutch (she was a Miss Kriekenbeek), the old Dutch Burgher Union, did not bother to register us (Kelly’s) as Dutch Burgher, so then, I suppose, I would have ...

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John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) – Sri Lanka – STOCK MARKET WEEKLY – STOCK MARKET WEEKLY 23-04-2021 Brought to you by – John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB)   John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) is a leading equity brokerage house in Sri Lanka and is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), the largest listed entity on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). We are one of 15 founding members of the Colombo Stock Exchange and our history in equity trading dates back to 1896. We are widely regarded in the industry for good governance practices with an emphasis on compliance and regulations. Our core sales and research staff have been engaged with the firm for a period of 10 – 25 years. Over the years this has helped JKSB develop strong and lasting relationships with our core client base of Foreign Funds/Individuals, Local Institutions and HNWI’s. This has contributed to ...

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