With India on the rise Sri Lanka can only rue the lost opportunities! By Aubrey Joachim Another Indian – Ajay Banga, former CEO of Mastercard has been nominated by President Joe Biden to head the World Bank. This gentleman joins a cabal of Indians who lead the world’s most prestigious organisations from Microsoft to Google, IBM to Cognizant. In fact, 27 of the world’s most successful companies are headed by Indians. This is only the top tier. Thousands more are waiting in the wings. Some of these foreign educated young professional types are also running India Inc. Most of India’s States are run and managed by foreign educated, experienced middle aged technocrats. The cabinets of some of the States reads like a who’s who of Harvard, Stanford or Wharton. It is not therefore a surprise that today India has emerged at the top of the changing world order. It is ...
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Sunil C De Silva Source:-multicultural.nsw.gov.au Sunil C De Silva was Sri Lanka’s 19th Attorney General and earned a stellar reputation as a legal scholar. He was President of the Sri Lanka Association of NSW from 1998 to 1999 and Vice President of the same organisation from 2019 to 2021. He worked hard to build harmony among the Tamil and Sinhala Communities in NSW and Sri Lanka. He openly advocated for the Human Rights of Tamil people. Multicultural NSW promotes community harmony and social cohesion in one of the most culturally diverse states in the world. Our vision is for a stronger NSW, using our cultural diversity as a vehicle to achieve cultural and economic prosperity. ...
Vision Care opens newest branch at Medihelp Hospitals in Kelaniya 24th February 2023, Colombo: Vision Care, Sri Lanka’s largest vision and eye wear solutions provider, is continuing its dynamic expansion strategy having opened its newest branch at Medihelp Hospitals Kelaniya which is located at 625, Bulugaha Junction, Kandy Road, Kelaniya. The ceremonial opening of the new branch was graced by the presence of Medihelp Hospitals Chairman Leslie Wijesiriwardana, Chief Operating Officer Nishantha Jayamanna, Vision Care’s Chairman Dasantha Fonseka, Managing Director Janaka Fonseka and Chief Operating Officer Prasantha Fernando, along with several Vision Care staff members and well-wishers. This new branch inside the Medihelp Hospitals premises builds on Vision Care’s strategic partnership with the Hospital chain to enhance its eye care offering. Last year, Vision Care opened a branch at the hospital’s Athurugiriya premises. The two companies are focused on working together to expand its optical services to selected Medihelp Hospitals’ ...
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Some more reflections on Sinhala pop music-By Uditha Devapriya Source:Island The pioneers of the cultural revival which materialised in countries like Sri Lanka in the early 20th century laid the groundwork for the evolution and modernisation of the arts in the region. Yet many of these pioneers were traders and merchants, commercial capitalists or in other words practical men, who sought profits from the very revival they patronised. How is one to view this? As Tissa Abeysekera has pointed out rightly in the context of the cinema, it’s all fine to deplore the commercialisation of the arts, but if the arts are to be revived in countries like ours, we need to recognise the fact that they include a significant commercial element. It is against this backdrop that we must view not just the theatre of John de Silva, but more importantly the pop music revival of the 1960s. In ...
Feb 25, 2023
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PREMIER NAMES 2023 MULTICULTURAL CHAMPIONS The selflessness, care and passion of 16 individuals and community organisations have been recognised at the Premier’s annual Harmony Dinner in Sydney last night. Of those recognised, 12 received a Premier’s Multicultural Community Medal and one Highly Commended award, while three new members were added to the Honour Roll. Premier Dominic Perrottet said each of those recognised and the Honour roll inductees showcased the very best of NSW’s rich multicultural society. “Since 2012, the NSW Government has been celebrating the dedication of people who passionately serve their communities all to make our state a better place,” Mr Perrottet said. ...
The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2023-2-25 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 ...
Feb 25, 2023
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Gamini Dissanayake : Superlative revelation of a supreme Politician – by Sunil Thenabadu The day 23rd October 2022 denotes the 28th death anniversary of charismatic, captivating and superlative politician Gamini Dissanayake who was cruelly killed by a LTTE female suicide bomber on the night of the 23rd of October 1994, in Thotalanga along with many UNP stalwarts who were canvassing in a last ditch campaign for his own presidential race. The news of his tragic sparked instantly island wide and also worldwide, the death which shattered all hopes and thwarted people’s dream and aspirations of their charismatic and caring leader becoming the President of the country which otherwise was inevitable, with the presidential election just two weeks away. It was an irreparable rout to the entire nation, as during his 24 year tenure of service in dynamic affairs of state, he had achieved more than a lifetime’s worth of milestones, ...
Feb 25, 2023
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Henry Jayasena reminisced after his demise over a decade ago – by Sunil Thenabadu The final curtain call for legendary dramatist, lyricist ,translator and author Henry Jayasena fell on the 11th November 2010 after a medical misadventure when he was hail and hearty. Late Henry Jayasena was a firm believer of Shakespear’s memorable phrase” All that live must die/passing through nature to eternity”. Decease had already taken its toll on him. He was aware that as we learn in school, “to every man upon the earth/death cometh soon or late”. He, who possessed an effervescent personality, initially stood tall on the modest unsophisticated Lumbini Theatre in the early 1960’s. He had confessed many times as a much-adored artiste that his heart lies in theatre. Henry Jayasena could be easily and definitely classified as one, alongside among-st the elite of eminent literary figures in the annals of theatre in Sri Lanka, ...
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Health & Views February 2nd issue – 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 otherwords, 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 website / article. ...
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An evening with Aravinda De Silva – Heart of Love Foundation – Special Event – Saturday 4th March 2023 (Sydney event) Date : Saturday 4th March 2023 Time : 6 pm To 9 pm Venue : Glenwood Community Hub , Lotus Hall , Located At 72 Glenwood Park Drive , Glenwood 2768 , NSW Registrations to the event can be made either via Heart of Love Foundation website www.heartoflove.org.au Directly through the eventbrite link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-aravinda-de-silva-tickets-535486252797 Heart of Love Foundation Australia has partnered with Sri Sathya Jai Karuna Nilayam Foundation Sri Lanka to make a positive change to the community in need. During the late 2023, a new Super Specialty Hospital was inaugurated in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. The Sri Sathya Jai Sanjeevani Super Specialty Hospital is a state of the art, 75 bed hospital offering five specialties in Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Gastroenterology, Gynecology and Pediatrics. One floor of the hospital will be a surgical ward ...
