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Sarath Kulanga multifaceted actor in stage, teledrama, cinema, a music director with artistic charisma signature, a rare celebrity – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : sarasaviya Muthuthanthirige Sarath Kulanga Fernando born on 19th November 1958 a native of Panadura ,presently a household name among art loving folks in our motherland for his multi-facet talents in art which are possessed seldom by an artiste in the archives of our theatrical ring in  our motherland. From younger days has had innate creative dexterity had performed on school theatre is an exceptional character has had two prime goals to become a teacher to have an artistic charisma.For well over four decades Sarath had performed to his expectations dominating the stage,teledrama, cinema also excelling as a vocalist and music composer and director. Sarath had initially come to recognition having  quipped  in Nalan Mendis’s “Doo Daruwo” teledrama as far back the late 1970 s having portrayed the ...

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Good News From Jayam December 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 25 items Hope You Had A Great Thanksgiving! Advocata Institute wins 2022 Templeton Freedom Award – Dhananath Fernando Advocata Institute, an independent policy think-tank based in Colombo, has won the 2022 Templeton Freedom Award by Atlas Network. Advocata’s chief executive officer Dhananath Fernando accepted the award and a 100,000 US dollar grand prize at the Atlas Network Freedom Dinner held in New York last week. Since 2004, the award has identified and recognised the most exceptional and innovative contributions to the understanding of free enterprise, and the public policies that encourage prosperity, innovation, and human fulfillment via free competition. Visit Sri Lanka – The Irresistible Tourist Hotspot in the Middle of the Indian Ocean   Addressing the Wenzhou International Import Expo, Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona, extolled the high quality of Sri Lanka’s agricultural exports. Black tea which is, by far, the ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 27th November 2022 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter THE GOVERNOR’S LOVER – by Des Kelly Photos from the The Ceylon Society of Australia – 25th Annual General Meeting and Social held on Saturday 19th Nov 2022 (Sydney event) – Photos thanks to Mahal Selvadurai. Afganistan conquer the hills of Pallekelle – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka’s Advocata Institute Wins 2022 Templeton Freedom Award PUNYA HEENDENIYA PERHAPS THE MOST ACCLAIMED CLARITY ACTRESS IN THE ARCHIVES OF SINHALA FILMS IDEAL TO PORTRAY ANY PROTAGONIST – by Sunil Thenabadu Sri Lanka for tomorrow – By Dr Harold Gunatillake A TRUE AND GREAT STORY & A BEAUTIFUL VOICE – HE RAISED ME UP – By Lawrence Machado More Photos from the The Ceylon Society of Australia AGM & Social – Photos ...

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Safety sticker on liquor bottles brought 20% income to Excise dept.- Siyambalapitiya-by Chatruanga Pradeep Samarawickrama Source:Dailymirror While commenting on the proposal made to paste security stickers on liquor bottles, the Excise Department had gained a 20% income when compared with the sales done in the past 10 years, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.  He sais the alcohol tax revenue has increased in a background where the consumption of alcohol has come down by 30%. The reason for this growth is that the money spent on illegal or fake alcohol is received as tax revenue, the Minister points out that.  ...

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Cabraal says he alone is not responsible for economic crisis-By Sandun A. Jayasekara Source:Dailymirror Former Central Bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal in his recently released publication on the current economic meltdown ‘Amidst Economic Hit Men’ says that if anyone is to blame for the current predicament, it is not only him but the previous administration, previous cabinet, finance minister and the monetary Board of the Central Bank as all the fiscal and economic decisions were taken collectively and not by a single person. The decision to default debt payment, keep the rupee steady, increase or cut tax and obtaining bilateral and multi-lateral loans and issuance of ISB were taken following the approval of the cabinet, the monetary Board and the finance minister. ...

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First Christmas tree – by Des Kelly Something entirely different for our many thousands of avid readers. A good Christmas story, if ever there was one. To the original Scribe whose name is Dennis Dullewe and of course, Keith Bennett, I proffer my thanks. Also, thank you, Charmaine Gunatilleke, for the beautiful picture of a Christmas tree, actually the first that most of us will see, as Christmas is still about a month away. It is what Dennis wrote, that interested me, and I am positive, will interest most e’Lanka readers. I will not keep you good people in any suspence, but, like Covid, Satan is still around, as Dennis points out, and we have to be very careful, or end up in a place where climate change has reached it’s zenith and worse still, will always remain very very hot.I am beginning to feel a bit thirsty, even as ...

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How AI enhanced rise of digital literacy – By Aditya Abeysinghe Digital literacy Digital literacy is a person’s technical ability to find, create, and communicate information. Not only technical ability, digital literacy is also a person’s cognitive ability to use and produce data. At the time of its initial definition, digital literacy referred to a person’s technical capability of using devices such as personal computers. With the use of the Internet, portable devices, and software, the meaning also contains a person’s knowledge on the use of such devices and services. Why use AI? Early use of personal computers involved use of offline software such as word processing, presentation software and using a command line. Only limited use of large scale analysis, remote connections, and remote communications were required. During the early 2000s, with the rapid use of the Internet, the use of digital devices changed and services carried in large ...

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Vijayabahu, Gajabahu, and meanings of names-By Uditha Devapriya Source:Island The Sri Lanka Navy recently commissioned Vijayabahu, a former US Coastguard Cutter. The ship joins two other US origin vessels in the Navy. For some reason, the name seems to have caused consternation among certain circles. Alan Keenan of the International Crisis Group, for instance, has noted on Twitter that it is “loaded with social and political meaning” and that “it’s hardly an advertisement for the multi-ethnic, multicultural #SriLanka western govts say they want to promote.” He cites two other names, Gajabahu and Samudura. The Pali and Sinhalese Chronicles depict both Gajabahu and Vijayabahu as national heroes: Gajabahu (113-136 AD) for having led a campaign to rescue 12,000 Sinhala captives in the Chola (or Soli) kingdom, and Vijayabahu (1055-1110 AD) for having driven Chola invaders from Polonnaruwa and laid the foundation for the unification of the polity by one of his successors, Parakramabahu (1123–1186 ...

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