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eLanka Newsletter -6th May 2024 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Shehana Wijesena – Partner at Bird & Bird (International Law Firm) – Intellectual Property Group in Sydney The Sri Lanka visa debacle…. How to break what is working well!! – By Aubrey Joachim HEART TRANSPLANT – By Lakshman Navaratne “The Thyroid Gland: A Key Player in Your Body’s Health” – By Dr Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – Tell me why? – By Charles Schokman MY APPRECIATION “He’s My Brother” – By Alix Vaz The latest blow to the oil markets: Chinese manufacturing activity slows down again! – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena Mitchell Marsh has been appointed captain of the Australian men’s T20 team and will lead the side at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. “Those Mother and Child Moments” – A Mother’s Day reflection ...

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An African Safari – By John de Silva ‘May you study hard and far enough so that one day you may pay your way and have a look at these creatures in the flesh.’ These are the words that my father wrote in a book on African wildlife that he gave me as a gift over 70 years ago.  I am sure that he was smiling when he ‘saw’ me realise his wishes these many years later. Our safari to Lake Manyara National Park, the famous Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania was the realisation of a long-held dream.  The great animal migration in the Serengeti, the concentration of wildlife in the Crater and the romance of going on safari was all a fanciful dream that did come true! One gets to the Serengeti NP in the World Heritage listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, riding the rim of ...

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Sri Lanka stun Kazakhstan 45-7 in a brilliant demolition job to advance to the big stage. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor)   Sri Lanka shook off the cobwebs and produced a scintillating display of fast open rugby to thrash highly rated Kazakhstan 45-7 signalling a return to the top rung of Asian Rugby.  After a big win over India in soggy conditions that deprived both teams of the skills expected, the Lankans were more composed and brilliant in their execution as they nullified weight and stature disadvantage to rattle their opponents before running away with the game.  Sri Lanka took number one spot with this win in the four nation tournament in Colombo and advanced to the top tier where they will endeavour to rebuild their reputation against top sides Japan, Hong Kong, China and other top nations in the Asian region. In ideal conditions underfoot ...

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IN MEMORIAM CAPT. EMILE JAYAWARDENA – By Elmo Jayawardena   IN OUR HOME TOWN OF MORATUWA PEOPLE  ALWAYS CALLED HIM CAPTAIN HE FLEW SPITFIRES AND DAKOTAS  IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF AVIATION I CERTAINLY COULD NEVER BE THE PILOT HE WAS I PROBABLY WOULD NEVER BE AS GOOD A HUMAN BEING EITHER I WOULD ONLY BE THE CAPTAIN’S SON I WISH I COULD TELL HIM THIS, BUT I CAN’T HE IS LONG GONE THAT IS WHAT IS SO SAD ABOUT IT  I’M SURE THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES WITH THINGS UNSAID, WOULD KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT   CAPT.ELMO JAYAWARDENA elmojay1@gmail.com   Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...

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New Plan to Drive Growth in Women and Girls’ Cricket – by Johann Dias Jayasinha Source : Johann Dias Jayasinha Facebook Australian Cricket has launched its Women and Girls Action Plan to keep cricket at the forefront of the women’s sports revolution by driving significant increases in participation, audiences, commercial revenue and representation over the next ten years. Nick Hockley, CA Chief Executive Officer said: “Building on its long and proud history, the growth of cricket as a sport for women and girls over the past decade is one of the great success stories of Australian sport and we are confident this action plan will provide the focus and energy to ensure we accelerate cricket’s leadership position. “We’ve seen what is possible with transformative moments such as 86,174 fans packing the MCG for the T20 World Cup final, which remains the highest attendance for a female sporting event in Australia. < ...

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Sri Lankans worried by Indian bottom trawling’s ‘fishtail effect’-by Samantha Perera Source:Dailymirror The graveyard of seized Indian fishing trawlers (Pix by Samantha Perera ) Individuals arriving in Indian fishing trawlers not only steal the rich-fish harvest of Sri Lankans, but also dangerously damage the marine environment Sri Lankan fishermen claim that when a couple of hundred Indian boats arrive they are unable to fight or resist them Calls are made by the Sri Lankan fishing community for the authorities to pay attention to the severe environment pollution being created by bottom trawling activities It is no secret that one of the chief entry points for drugs to Sri Lanka is via the sea routes connecting Talaimannar and Northern ports Sri Lanka has been subjected to numerous foreign invasions since the beginning of its recorded history. Compared to the Portuguese, Dutch and English, the engagement with India, the island’s closest neighbour, ...

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A BRITISH COLONIAL IN CEYLON THE LIFE OF GARRY SHATTOCK. – By HUGH KARUNANAYAKE Edgar Charles Evan Shattock  known to family and friends as Garry, was born to a family long associated with Ceylon “s Mercantile Sector.  Lee Hedges and Co founded in 1857 by WD Lee and JR Hedges was a plantation management company By 1880 the brother of the founding partner GAM Hedges became the sold partner. In 1896 Ernest Mark Shattock was taken as a partner of the firm.and by 1911 he was the sole partner having acquired the interests of his co-partner A.A. Hankey. Ernest Mark Shattock   married  Mabel, the daughter of Evan Byrde of the Ceylon Civil Service, a man reputed for his proficiency in the Sinhalese language.  Mabel and Ernest lived in Colombo where through 15 years the couple had six children of whom Garry was the youngest. The children were educated partly in ...

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Happy Mother’s Day. – By Noor Rahim Always remember your Mother in every loving way Not just on “Mother’s Day”; but on every day of the year For she who conceived you and carried you all the way Enabling you, to one day, see the light of the day She did continue tending to your needs, as is the way Of all Mothers; with such loving and tender care  Teaching you and guiding you in all life’s ways Until it is time for you to fend for yourself in the worldly ways Mother’s Day is commercialized, no doubt, one can say But like inaugurating a New Year with gusto and sway Let’s use “Mother’s Day” to kindle our love for our Mothers in every way And continue this lifelong love, for the one who brought us to life, to forever stay Noor Rahim 2nd May 2019 ...

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The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2024-5-4 Source : omny 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      Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...

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