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SRI LANKA NEWS (OCTOBER 2023) Compiled by Victor Melder. The ban on single-use and short-term use plastics is scheduled to come into effect from tomorrow, 1st October, said the Central Environment Authority (CEA). A gazette notification issued on 19 July 2023 by the Minister of Environment has banned any use of nine plastic products. It prohibits the use of the single-use drinking. Accordingly, the use of those items in any process including manufacturing, and importation for local use, sale, offering for sale, displaying for sale, offering free of charge or exhibiting them will be prohibited with effect from October 01, 2023. CEA chairman Supun S. Pathirage said legal action will be taken against the violators in terms of the provisions of the National Environmental Act and measures will be taken to carry out related raids from tomorrow. (Colombo Page, 1.10.2023) Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in ...

Oct 31, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Colombo, Cricket News, economic, OCTOBER 2023, Victor Melder

New Committee – S.THOMAS’ COLLEGE OLD BOYS’ ASSOCIATION NSW/ACT 2023 – 2024 Dear Fellow Thomians It is with great joy and satisfaction that we announce the newly elected OBA committee for the forthcoming period 2023-2024. The new committee was appointed at the AGM concluded on Sunday 29th October 2023 with President pro tempore Lal Wimalaratne in the Chair. The faithful, together with some fresh Thomian faces and several visitors from inter-state. gathered on a warm Spring afternoon at the Baulkham Hills Community Centre for the STCOBANSW/ACT’s AGM 2023. Arranged in an atmosphere of friendship and camaraderie, interwoven with that intrinsic characteristic, “Thomian Spirit,” the formal proceedings were preceded by a fellowship dinner with everyone’s favourite, delectable ‘hoppers’. Sanjiv Vivekanandan, the current President was re-elected President, whilst most current committee members will continue to serve in the new committee. Yet again, as in 2022, it is noteworthy that a younger ...

Oct 31, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Arun Abey, Lal Wimalaratne, New Committee, S.THOMAS’ COLLEGE OLD BOYS, Thomian AGM 2023

Undermanned All Blacks undone by ferocious Springboks. One point nail biter makes South Africa the only four time World Cup winner. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) Fourteen players for most part of the game did nothing to make the All Blacks fall over and surrender, but they did fall short as South Africa lifted the World Cup rugby for a record fourth time in a one-point thriller at Stade De France stadium in front of a sold out crowd. Reduced to fourteen men in the 29th minute when All Blacks skipper Sam Cane was yellow carded for a crude head high collision, it was later upgraded to a red, which put pressure on the All Blacks to cover the advantage handed to the Springboks for nearly 60 minutes. Millions of fans were glued to an epic confrontation between two of the best teams ever to play the game. ...

Oct 30, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Richie Mouanga, Sam Cane, Sia Kolesi, South Africa., Springboks, Stade De France stadium, Wayne Barnes

Health & Views NOVEMBER 1st issue 2023 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Download the PDF file . Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and whilst the author will endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, eLanka makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the eLanka website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this article for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In other words, eLanka In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this ...

Oct 30, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Dr Harold Gunatillake Boost Bone Health, Health & Views, heart healthy, muscle health, November

Israel-Gaza crisis: Seeking diplomacy and peace – By K K S Perera Children of Gaza: Future seems bleak Source : dailymirror Eugene Burdick’s The Ugly American, -1958 is a political novel with a plot based on American foreign policy; it offers a pointed critique of US actions inSoutheast Asia. It was adapted into a film with the legendary Marlon Brando in the lead role. Another best seller, Ugly American, authored by Ben Mezrich unveils the true story of Ivy League American cowboys who, obsessed with wealth, embark on a mission to exploit the Asian markets. The pejorative title has been used in various literary and artistic works. Collins defines it as a “stereotypical representation of an American tourist as a brash and insensitive philistine.” Our focus here is not to make opinions on literature or art, but rather to address the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza, where, Israel has imposed ...

Oct 30, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Israel-Gaza crisis, K K S Perera American tourist, PEACE

British Council invites applications for South Asia Festivals & Culture Academy (SAFCA 2024) Intermediate Course The British Council, in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University, is inviting applications to the South Asia Festivals & Culture Academy (SAFCA) in response to the growth of independent and established arts and culture festivals. This pioneering initiative bridges the gap between festival enthusiasts and industry experts, facilitating an exchange of knowledge and insights online in India and neighbouring South Asian countries. The South Asia Festivals Academy’s Intermediate Course starts in January 2024, with applications open until November 19, 2023. SAFCA features a series of short courses specifically designed to equip festival managers with the skills essential for success in the ever-evolving festival landscape. These courses cover international programming and curation, leadership and governance, financial management, operations and staffing, marketing and audience development, risk management and health and safety, equality, diversity, and inclusion, as well as environmental sustainability. ...

Oct 29, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged South Asia Festivals & Culture Academy

අගමැතිවරුන් හත් දෙනෙකුගේ පෙර ගමන්කරු – බ්‍රෑඩ්මන් වීරකෝන්, 93 වන ජන්ම දින සමරයි . – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩක ඩොන් බ්‍රැඩ්මන් ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු අළු බඳුන එංගලන්ත සංචාරයේදී වාර්තාගත, ත්‍රිත්ව ශතකයක් ලබා ගනිමින් එංගලන්තයේ සිට ආපසු එන අතරතුර 1930 ඔක්තෝම්බර් 30 වන දින ,කොළඹට පැමිණියේය. ( ලෝක පූජිත ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩකයකු වූ සර් ඩොනල්ඩ් ජෝර්ජ් බ්‍රැඩ්මන් (1908 – 2001) විශිෂ්ට පිතිකරුවෙකු ලෙස 99.94 සීමාව ඉක්මවා දුර ප්‍රමාණයක සාමාන්‍ය වේගයක් පවත්වා ගෙන ගිය ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු ජාතිකයෙකි.) එම සැපත්වීම සැලකිල්ලට ගෙන ,එදින උපත ලද තම කුඩා බිළිදාට එම නම තැබීමට ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩා ලෝලී ඔහුගේ පියා එඩ්මන්ඩ් ආර්. වීරකෝන් සැලකිලිමත්වූ බව පැවසේ. රයිගම් කෝරළයේ කළු ගංගා නිම්නයේ පයාගල ආර්.( රොබින් )බ්‍රැඩ්මන් වීරකෝන් ශුරීන් ගේ නිජ ගම් පියසය. පියාගේ ගම කළුතර වූ අතර මව නුගේගොඩ පදිංචිකාරියක් වුවාය. පියා සහකාර පොලිස් අධිකරීවරයෙකි.මව එඩිත් මැතිනිය මොරටුව වේල්ස් කුමරි විදුහලේ ගුරු මාතාවක් ලෙසින් සේවහි නිරතව සිටියාය. දෙමාපියන් ඇන්ග්ලිකන් භක්තිකයන් විය.එනමුදු බ්‍රැඩ්මන් 18 වන වියේදී බුදු සමය වැළද ගත්තේය. ඔහු ඉගෙනුම ලැබුවේ කළුතර ශුද්ධවූ ක්‍රිස්තු විද්‍යාලයෙනි. ...

Oct 29, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr. Gamini Kariyawasam Tagged දමයන්ති ගුණසේකර, බ්‍රැඩ්මන් වීරකෝන්, රුවන් වීරකෝන්

SR Creation: Sumane & Rukamli – Sydney Australia – 19/08/2023 ...

Oct 29, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged SR Creation: Sumane & Rukamli, Sydney Australia

A Royal-Thomian Cricket Match Remembered Not Only for the Cricket-Hugh Karunanayake Source:Thuppahis “Oft in the stilly night Ere slumber’s chains has bound me Fond memory brings the light Of other days around me The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood years” The Royal Thomian match of 1951 will for long be remembered for its nail-biting finish, and for the manner in which the Royal College team led by skipper T. Vairavanathan extracted a victory from the jaws of defeat. It will certainly occupy a top position in the history of the series, the second oldest school cricket encounter in the world, (the first game being played in 1880). In the souvenir issued in 2004 to commemorate the 125th encounter in the series under the title “The impossible finish of 1951” a cricket scribe writing under the pseudonym “The Commentator” exclaimed “Even the boldest writer of sports fiction would not have ...

Oct 28, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Hugh Karunanayake

The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2023-10-28 Source : omny.fm A lifestyle radio show that connects with your community and focuses on topics that you can relate to, a little bit of this and a little bit of that with a real Sri Lankan touch – Anything and everything goes on The Brad & Kiara Show – Tune in Saturday Mornings 7-8 right here on Triple H 100.1 FM ...

Oct 28, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, The Brad and Kiara Show - Sydney Tagged lifestyle radio show, Morning Show, Sydney, The Brad and Kiara Show