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Canada CKFM’s with Carl Banus Live – Patrick Ranasinghe Please check this photo. It is very interesting if fine any more information regarding all Ceylon Broadcasting Programme staff let me know. I have uploaded Video on youtube the recording wad done by my late good friend Vicky Rajalingum in 1972 and send to my when I was living in Ceylon over 50 years ago. Enjoy the Video feel free to forward to your fellow Canadian. ...

Aug 16, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Patrick Ranasinghe Tagged Ceylon, Ceylon Broadcasting Programme, Vicky Rajalingum

Noel News A bad attitude is like a flat tyre – you won’t get very far until you change it. JOYCE MEYER Welcome to another newsletter I am writing this on Thursday, 11 August and am pleased to report that our long-delayed renovations are finally proceeding smoothly. Better still there has been a good pick up in markets since my last newsletter and I have used the opportunity to cash in part of my investments to restore the liquidity I lost when the renovations went way over budget. I hate cashing in investments, but I would rather have a bit less money in super and a bit more money in the bank in these challenging times. Interest rates have just increased by 50 basis points taking the cash rate to 1.85%. It was no surprise – the Reserve Bank has made it clear that rate rises will continue until interest ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Noel Whittaker

A Kelly Klassic – The Outlaws – The Best Part Of The Day Is The Night – by Des Kelly Had never heard of this Southern Country/Rock band before, watched and enjoyed a different style song they produced, stating that, “The Best part of the day is the night”. Enjoyed the song, vocalised by Hughie Thomas’s, and decided that this advice would be very good for our thousands of e’Lanka members, so here goes :- Desmond Kelly (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Hughie Thomas, KELLY KLASSIC, Southern Country, The Best part of the day is the night

‘Aus-India trade deal will make Indian community’s grocery baskets weigh lighter on pockets’ Source : sbs.com.au The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement covers a wide array of economic sectors that will boost trade and commerce between the two nations. SBS Hindi spoke to the former national chair of the Australia India Business Council (AIBC), Sheba Nandkeolyar, who believes that the benefits of this deal will be reaped by the community very soon. The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement is a result of decade-long negotiations between both countries. Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan and his Indian counterpart, Piyush Goyal, signed the deal in a virtual ceremony on 2 April with the prime ministers of both countries in virtual attendance. Today, we turn a new leaf in India-Australia ties. 🇮🇳🇦🇺 The historic Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement gets inked on the auspicious occasion of ‘Gudi Padwa’. It is a prelude to ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia India Business Council, Australia-India Economic Cooperation, economic sectors, Sheba Nandkeolyar

India-Australia Free Trade Agreement: The 10-year wait was worth it (Opinion Piece Source : indusage.com.au In this opinion piece, Australia-India expert Sheba Nandkeolyar unpacks what the freshly inked India-Australia Free Trade Agreement means for us all and shines a light on some happy details in the fine print. Sheba Nandkeolyar Founder & CEO MultiConnexions Group is also the National Chair of Australia India Business Council Women in Business Chapter, Immediate Past National Chair of AIBC, former Australia India Council (DFAT) Board Member and leading cross-cultural expert, and an Indian Diaspora business leader. Modi called it a “watershed moment.” Morrison called it “one of the biggest economic doors there is to open.” In case you missed it, Australia and India have signed a major interim free-trade deal that is being widely hailed as a hugely significant step in diversifying Australia’s (and India’s) export markets and reducing our economic dependence on other markets. ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged India Business Council Women, India-Australia Free Trade Agreement, MultiConnexions Group

Dr Ravindra Randeniya autographed eminent iconic actor conquered silver screen for over five decades – by Sunil Thenabadu photo Source : info-rain.com Boniface Liyanage Walter Perera now Dr Ravindra Randeniya born on 5th June 1945 second in a family of six siblings, hailed initially from Sapugaskanda his maternal home close to Dalugama where he now residing in. It was a small village filled with paddy fields and watercourses, Ravindra who appreciated highly even to date, with nature growing up often preferring in looking over the flora and habitat. Father LP Perera a renowned businessman who manufactured hardware fittings,accessories like brass hinges for doors and windows, a booming lucrative business entity. Ravindra Randeniya was recently awarded a doctorate considering his immense contribution to the field of arts and cinema in Sri Lanka by the Chancellor of the Visual and Performing Arts University. For education had initially attended the Kindergarten at St Francis Maha Vidyalaya in ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Analkali Akarsha, Anoja Weerasinghe, Anula Karunatilleke Veena Jayakody, Boniface Liyanage Walter Perera, Dhamma Jagoda, Dr Ediriweera Sarathchandra, Edirweera Sarathchandra Gunadasa Amarasekera, Elson Diritotawela, Geetha Kumarasinghe, Gunasena Galappatthy Henry Jayasena, Iranganie Serasinghe, Kada Vunu Poronduwa, Kumaratunga Munidasa, Malini Fonseka, Martin Wickremasinghe, Neeta Fernando, Ravindra Randeniya, Robin Fernando, Roy Handapangoda, Siri Gunasinghe, Sriyani Amarasena, Sugathapala Silva, Sunil Shantha, Suwaneetha Weerasinghe, Swarna Mallawarachchi, Vjaya Kumaratunga

“COUNTRY GOSPEL” – by Des Kelly As with every other type of really beautiful Music it provides, here is yet another. “Country Gospel” has been quite possibly the first Music chosen by many top “Stars” who actually reached them, in the very difficult art of “Showbiz”, as we call it, and this particular song is no exception to the rule. “In the garden”, sung by T. Graham Brown, was supposed to have made Buck White, of the Country trio named “The Whites”, cry !, but on watching it, I noticed that it made many others quite emotional as well, and let me ensure my own readers that tears were not shed because Graham Brown could not sing. Although he did not reach the heights of the more famous Country “Stars”, Graham used his vocal prowess to captivate the audience around him, and believe me folks, there were quite a few ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged beautiful Music, Country Gospel, Graham Brown, In the garden, life, Stars

Arms, drug seizure from Lankan boat: Accused raised funds to revive LTTE, says NIA Photo Source : colombopage Source : dailymirror.lk In a major revelation in a case pertaining to the seizure of a huge quantity of narcotic drugs along with five AK-47 rifles and 9mm ammunition numbering 1,000 from Sri Lankan fishing boats, the NIA has stated that an accused had been involved in activities of proscribed terrorist organisation LTTE within India and abroad. The accused had also plotted to procure prohibited arms and ammunition, besides contraband articles. The NIA filed the report in the Kerala High Court in response to the bail plea filed by Ramesh, a Sri Lankan native and eighth accused in the case, the Indian Express reported. The Indian Coast Guard intercepted the boat, ‘Ravihansi’, near Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep, on March 18, 2021. There were no proper documents and six Sri Lankan nationals found on board were ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Kerala High Court, Narcotics Control Bureau, Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan native, Thiruvananthapuram

Aitken Spence records highest-ever 1Q PBT of Rs.7.2 bn Source : ailymirror.lk Anchored through a heritage of excellence spanning over 150 years with diversified business operations across 8 countries, Aitken Spence PLC reported a strong performance for its fiscal first quarter (1Q23), the interim accounts released to the Colombo Stock Exchange showed. The conglomerate recorded a significant increase on its profit before tax (PBT) of Rs. 7.2 billion compared to a loss of Rs. 467 million a year ago. This is the highest 1Q performance in the group’s history despite the multiple obstacles stemming from the current economic crisis. The group recorded 553 percent increase in EBITDA (earnings-inclusive of equity accounted investees, before interest expenses, tax, depreciation, and amortisation) of Rs.10.9 billion compared to Rs.1.7 billion in the previous year. Accordingly, the group recorded earnings of Rs.14.41 per share or Rs.5.8 billion for the quarter under watch compared to a loss of 60 ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Colombo Stock Exchange, Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake, economic crisis

Tourist arrivals from August 1 – 11 cross 16,000 mark Photo Source : hirunews.lk Source : dailymirror.lk Tourist arrivals for the first 11 days of August crossed the 16,000 mark, showing signs of a slight improvement in terms of the rate of arrivals to the country when compared with the previous month. Data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) showed that tourist arrivals from 1 to 11 August totalled 16,643. The total arrivals from 1 January to 11 August is 475, 131. It is likely for Sri Lanka to reach the half a million mark in visitor arrivals by the end of August provided no new issues erupt in the island nation’s already crisis-hit economy. The United Kingdom emerged as the largest tourist traffic generator, accounting for 3,542 of the arrivals. India was ranked the second largest tourist traffic generator, bringing in 1,789 visitors, and France as the third ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged economy, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority