SRI LANKA NEWS IN BRIEF (SEPTEMBER 2016) Compiled by Victor Melder Over the past thirteen years, HALO had cleared more than 3,088 acres of land of mines in northern Sri Lanka and 2,471 acres remained to be cleared under its demining programme, the HALO Trust Operations Manager Edward Robert Syfret said. The Government of Japan (GOJ) has decided to provide USD 607,380 in grant aid for humanitarian mine clearance in Northern Sri Lanka, under its grant assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP). The ‘Project for Humanitarian Mine Clearance for Resettlement and Livelihoods in Northern Sri Lanka’ implemented by The HALO Trust, will expedite the efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) to make mine contaminated areas safe for people to return and resume their livelihood activities. Under the newly signed grant, the HALO would clear 21 hectares of land in the north, Syfret said. “This year alone teams ...
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MALCOLM DE KAUWE – The Life & Times Highlights: Malcolm de Kauwe A Tribute to Bill Forbes Malcolm De Kauwe It’s About Time 1954 Beginning of musical career with the late Mr. Donovan Andre and performed nightly at his 3 Clubs Fun Fair along with the crème of Sri Lankan talent. 1955 Won 1st prize in Radio Voice Competion run by St Joseph’s College Colombo open to all comers.1955 Performed solo with rave reviews at the Mr Lanka Contest and continued as a solo Performed at various functions. 1957 Was booked by Donovan Andre as supporting act for the ever popular Tony Brent at The Green House Performed regularly for entrepreneur Mr. Mubarak Thaha at the Atlanta nightclub, With good buddy Cliff Foenander. 1958 Joined the Harold Seneviratne Combo (Sri Lanka’s leading dance band) as lead vocalistand Bass player at the No1 leading night club “ The Blue Leopard” in the Taprobane ...
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SLANSW Launches Its Very Own Youth League By Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella SLANSW launched their first ever youth league on Sunday the 25th of September 2016 at a charity event held to raise funds for the Lisa Harnum Foundation. Chaminda Hindurangala the youth coordinator of SLANSW proudly announced the youth branch to an audience consisting of SLANSW members, friends and guests. The Youth League which was implemented with the guidance of SLANSW president Ajith Karunaratne and the committee invites youth between the age of 17yrs to 25yrs to join the Youth League which has a professional outlook where it focuses on developing skills & network of aspiring youth with a Sri Lankan background. While the office bearers were announced the youth league got involved with the evenings proceedings by presenting a portrait of Lisa Harnum done by the SLA Youth League president Dilara Niriella who is also the Young Archie winner for 2016 ...
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Ceylon/Sri Lanka in the words of Lee Kuan Yew The founding father of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew will be laid to rest today. He had first travelled to Sri Lanka in 1956and remembered his stay at the Galle Face Hotel in his autobiography ‘The Singapore Story’. During his stay in Colombo he had dined with S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and also played golf with Dudley Senanyake. He remembered interacting with Sirimavo Bandaranaike and described the world’s first woman Prime Minister as a tough person. Lee had also visited the University of Peradeniya and played golf in Nuwara Eliya staying at ‘The Lodge’, the official residence of former British Governors. The following are excerpts from ‘The Singap My fist visit to Sri Lanka was in April 1956 on my way to London. I stayed at the Galle Face Hotel, their premier British-era hotel by the sea. I walked around the city of Colombo, impressed by the public buildings, many with stone facing undamaged by war. Because Mountbatten had based ...
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2016 – Compiled by Victor Melder The touring Australians beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to win the fifth and final One-Day International, played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Sri Lanka – 195 in 40.2 Overs (Gunathilaka 39, de Silva 34, Mendis 33, Pathirana 32, Starc 3/40, Head 2/22, Zampa 2/43, Boland 1/28) Australia – 199/5 in 43 Overs (Warner 106, Bailey 44, Perera 3/51, de Silva 2/35) Player of the Match: D.A.Warner (Australia) Player of the Series: G.J.Bailey (Australia) Australia won the 5-match series 4-1. The touring Australians beat Sri Lanka by 85 runs to win the first T20 game, played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Australia – 263/3 in 20 Overs (Maxwell 145no, Head 45, Khawaja 36, Warner 28, Pathirana 1/45, Senanayake 1/49, Perera 1/58) Sri Lanka – 178/9 in 20 Overs (Chandimal 58, Kapugedera 43, Mendis 22, ...
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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Eggplant pickle Ingredients 2 Banana Chillies 1 Capsicum 1 Sprig Curry Leaves 2 Eggplants 2 Tblsp Mustard paste Oil to fry 2 Onions – quartered Salt to taste Preparation Wash and cut the Eggplant, Banana Chillies and Capsicum into strips and deep fry until almost crisp. Sprinkle Salt on the Eggplant. Pass the cut Banana Chillies, Capsicum and Oil through the hot Oil. Drain all fried ingredients thoroughly and mix these with Mustard Paste. Store and use as required. If you don’t want to prepare the Mustard paste yourself, the commercially prepared Mustard paste can be bought from various Supermarkets. **Prepared Mustard Paste Ingredients 50g Black Mustard seeds 1Tsp Chilli powder 3cloves Garlic 1* 1/2″ piece Ginger – fresh Salt to taste 2 cups Vinegar Preparation Soak the Mustard in Vinegar for 30 minutes. Blend all ingredients in a Food Blender. Bottle, store ...
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1948 VALE – MAX WALKER 2016. So very sad to hear about the death of a great Australian, taken away far too early, aged just 68. He was a Cricketer, bowled his “medium pacers” with a smile during the halcyon days when cricket was indeed “a gentleman’s game” Nicknamed “tangles”because of his bowling style, he also played “Aussie-Rules” football for Melbourne, was a “Speaker” who held his various audiences in the palm of his hand simply because, where there was Max, there was humour, both subtle & “hilarious”, was a “draughtsman” by trade, intelligent & well-read. In addition to all this, he was an Author, wrote as many as 14 books, the talents of this man were many. Max, I have many of your books and I read them with pleasure. You were a funny bloke, your smile certainly lit-up many a room. On behalf of all Lankans in Australia ...
Read More →You Will Not Believe This, Russian Couple Adopted An Orphaned Bear 23 Years Ago, And They Still Live Together Meet Stepan, a domesticated bear who lives with his humans Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko in Moscow, Russia. The Panteleenkos adopted Stepan when he was just a 3-month-old orphaned cub. He was found by hunters in a forest all alone and in a very bad condition, so Svetlana and Yuriy decided to give him a home. This couple adopted Stepan when he was a 3-month-old orphaned cub He was found by hunters in a forest very weak and lonely ...
Read More →God bless the Gendarmes Study the picture first and then read the story. This actually happened to an Englishman in France who was totally drunk. A French policeman stops the Englishman’s car and asks if he has been drinking. With great difficulty, the Englishman admits that he has been drinking all day, that his daughter got married that morning, and that he drank champagne and a few bottles of wine at the reception, and many single malts scotches thereafter. Quite upset, the policeman proceeds to alcohol-test (breath test) the Englishman and verifies that he is indeed totally sloshed. He asks the Englishman if he knows why, under French Law, he is going to be arrested. The Englishman answers with a bit of humour, “No sir, I do not! But while we’re asking questions, do you realize that this is a British car and that my wife is driving on the ...
Read More →Smart Answers On a flight, a guy asked a beautiful lady sitting next to him… ‘Nice perfume…..which one is it?… I want to gift it to my wife..!!’ Lady: ‘Don’t Buy it for her….some idiot will find an excuse to talk to her..!!’ A letter from a teacher to a parent: Dear Parent: Kumar doesn’t smell nice in class. Please try to bathe him. Parent’s answer: Dear Teacher, Kumar is not a rose, Don’t smell him, Teach him…… Mother to Son: Who is Tippu Sultan ? Son : Don’t know Mother : Sometime give attention to study also Son to Mother : Do you know Chinky Aunty ? Mother : Don’t know Son: Sometimes give attention to Dad also.. A cute excuse: Teacher- Y r u late? Student- Mom dad were fighting. Teacher- so what makes U late if dey were fighting? Student- one shoe was in mom’s hand and ...
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