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Sri Lankan tourism representatives farewelled at the Gold Coast Source: Griffith News On Thursday March 29, experts from the tourism sector in Sri Lanka attended a networking event together with representatives from Wildlife Tourism Australia, Griffith University, Scope Global, and other key partners involved in the Australia Awards Sustainable Tourism Development in Sri Lanka Short Course. The networking event and farewell dinner followed a 10-day study tour in Australia for 25 middle and senior management personnel from the industry, government and training institutes and universities from Sri Lanka. With a core focus on improving the participants’ coordination in the planning and management of the tourism sector and developing capacity in tourism destination management, this course was designed to help benefit Sri Lanka’s tourism industry. The Australia Awards Short Course for South and West Asia was funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Australia Awards are prestigious international Scholarships, Fellowships and Short Courses that offer the ...

Apr 30, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Biz News, English Videos, Home Tagged , , , , , , Comments 0
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Cricket News – South Africa confirm 2018-19 fixtures   Source: Cricket.com.au One-day international focus for Proteas ahead of World Cup, with visits from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe next summer  Cricket South Africa have announced their home schedule for the 2018-19 season that will involve tours by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe and focusing on one-day internationals ahead of the World Cup next year. South Africa will play three Test matches against Pakistan and two against Sri Lanka during their 2018/19 summer. The Proteas will also host a total of 13 one-day internationals and nine Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Pakistan, who will tour South Africa for the first time since 2013/14, will play the prime holiday season Tests in December and January. Centurion has been awarded the Boxing Day Test starting Cape Town the traditional New Year Test starting on January 3. The third Test will ...

Apr 29, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News, English Videos, Home Tagged Comments 0
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – full fixtures Source: BBC All 10 teams play each other in a round-robin format, with the top four qualifying for the semi-finals. May 30 England v South Africa, The Oval 31 West Indies v Pakistan, Trent Bridge June 1 New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Cardiff 1 Afghanistan v Australia, Bristol (d/n) 2 South Africa v Bangladesh, The Oval 3 England v Pakistan, Trent Bridge 4 Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Cardiff 5 South Africa v India, Southampton 5 Bangladesh v New Zealand, The Oval (d/n) 6 Australia v West Indies, Trent Bridge 7 Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Bristol 8 England v Bangladesh, Cardiff 8 Afghanistan v New Zealand, Taunton (d/n) 9 India v Australia, The Oval 10 South Africa v West Indies, Southampton 11 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Bristol 12 Australia v Pakistan, Taunton 13 India v New Zealand, Trent Bridge 14 England v West Indies, Southampton 15 Sri Lanka v Australia, The Oval 15 South Africa v Afghanistan, Cardiff (d/n) 16 India v Pakistan, Old Trafford ...

Apr 29, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News, English Videos, Home Tagged Comments 0
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Dates revealed for Canberra Test between Australia and Sri Lanka source; Sydney Morning Herald Canberra’s historic cricket fixture is set to avoid a nightmare timeslot clash with the Australian Open tennis tournament when the capital hosts Australia’s first February Test match in 21 years. Fairfax Media can reveal Cricket Australia is poised to announced the dates for the summer of cricket as early as Friday, with officials putting the finishing touches on the schedule. Andrew Barr with Steve Smith and Nathan Lyon before a one-day international in Canberra.Photo: Elesa Kurtz It’s understood Canberra will likely take centre stage from January 31-February 4 when Australia plays against Sri Lanka in a perfectly timed match for new broadcaster Channel Seven. It will be the first time Australia has played a home Test so late in the summer since 1998 and is a bonus for Cricket Australia’s $1.2 billion broadcast deal with Channel Seven and Fox ...

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Inaugural Talks under Sri Lanka and Australia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement source: Sri Lanka high commission Inaugural talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between Sri Lanka and Australia were held on 19th April in Canberra at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This was the first bilateral discussion taking place after the TIFA was signed in Colombo on 2 November 2017, during the visit of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The agenda encompassed discussions on economic reform and cooperation, free trade and regional trade agreement agendas, market access and investment facilitation and sector specific opportunities for investment in both countries. These discussions are expected to pave the way for regular review of trade and investment matters of bilateral interest and further discussion between stakeholders in the two countries. Ms Kathy Klugman, First Assistant Secretary, South and West Asia Branch of DFAT led the Australia delegation which ...

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“WILLIE WALTZES” – By Des Kelly Another outlaw,another multi-talented individual, another member of the “Country rat-pack”who, together with guys like Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, & Kris.Kristofferson set the “Country-Music World on fire, touring, entertaining thousands of “fans”with their “outlaw-style” music, Willie Nelson has always “been around,” writing great songs, singing them (rather nasally), when I first heard him, but, in a style similar to Frank Sinatra, who was supposed to be the most “technically” perfect singer of all time. Willie Nelson sings many of his songs, phrasing the lyrics, sometimes completely out of rhythm, but still completely in cadence, which is by no means easy to do. He also plays an old broken-down acoustic guitar, named Trigger (after the favourite horse of old cowboy star, Roy Rogers), still plays it to perfection, backing himself expertly in the process. Unlike many of his “buddies” who have sadly now passed-on, Willie is ...

Apr 27, 2018 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY, English Videos, Everlasting songs Tagged Comments 0
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