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Nelum Joachim – Woman of the West Awards Nelum Joachim – Woman of the West Awards Nelum Joachim – well known among the Sydney Sri Lankan community – was a finalist in the “Woman of the West” – Community Category award at the 2018 Women in Business Forum jointly organised by Coleman Greig Lawyers and the University of Western Sydney to celebrate International Women’s Day. Over 350 guests attended the lavish luncheon at Waterview function centre, Bicentennial Park on International Women’s Day, March 8th. Nelum was nominated by her employer Blacktown City Council for her extensive work in the areas of social justice, indigenous welfare, inclusion and assimilation, multi-cultural cohesion and environmental care in her role as a Director of Early Childhood Education with the Council. For further details see the following link: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/news_centre/more_news_stories/introducing_the_2018_women_of_the_west_nominees ...

Mar 9, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Biz News, English Videos, Home Tagged , , Comments 0
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Prashadi Ranasinghe of Prashadi Dance Academy Click here or on the photos below to view the full photo set on eLanka Facebook page Like every child Prashadi continued her studies at college. But her enthusiasm for dancing was there since she was in very little age. Therefore she kept her first step in dancing at the age of 03 from Daya Nellampitiya and with a solid foundation received from there, after 05 years she selected Kulasiri Budawatta as her instructor. There she studied for 12 years and got all experience & abilities. During that period she performed at many occasions locally and also internationally. Though she went through extensive studies under Budawatta, her eagerness for dancing never constrained from there, she went India for further studies, there she continues her studies for another 2 years period & gained the knowledge of Latin & Indian styles for a great extend. Since ...

Mar 6, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Classifieds, Home, Photos Tagged Comments 0
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Alston Koch sings at The Academy Awards ‘After Party’ (Exclusive to eLanka!) Alston Koch at The Oscars ‘After Party’ 2018 in Beverly Hills Sidney Mulgrow talks about the Chinese American produced Academy Awards ‘ After Party’ and Alston Koch’s contribution   Alston Koch with The President Of America-China ( ACCS) at the Academy Awards ‘After Party’ The President and one of the most powerful business magnates in America – China business Robert Sun seen here with Sri Lankan born Australian American legendary entertainer ALSTON KOCH at the launch of the special ‘OSCAR’ After Party in Hollywood.   Alston Koch sings at The Academy Awards ‘After Party’ Legendary SriLankan born singer songwriter producer & actor Alston Koch was an exclusive entertainer & participant at the America- China sponsored ‘After Party’ of THE ACADEMY AWARDS a ‘Star studded’ evening billed as the ‘Nite Of The Year’ at the Sofitel Hotel Beverly Hills. ...

Mar 6, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Biz News, English Videos, Home, Photos Tagged , , , , Comments 0
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A 1948 model Rolls-Royce turns 70! – story and pics by Marie Pietersz  click on the photos below or on this link to view more photos on eLanka Facebook A 1948 model Rolls-Royce turns 70! – story and pics by Marie Pietersz The 70th birthday party of Gavin Angus Rodie held at the Walawwe (The Bungalow) Restaurant and Bar, Noble Park, on 10 February was a specially memorable night because not often does one get to celebrate the milestone birthday of a son of Sri Lanka, born in British Ceylon, who served under the flag of his country of adoption, Australia, in a foreign land (Vietnam). Guests included family,  friends from his youth and a contingent of his former Army comrades from Perth, Adelaide and Queensland, all drafted into national service in 1968 and all turning 70 this year.  Party entertainment included music by Elmo Wells-Jansz, guest singers Everard Hoffman and Reg Bartholomeusz, Trinity College song, Waltzing Matilda nationalist ballad and Army ...

Mar 3, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Home, Marie Pietersz, Photos Tagged , Comments 0
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‘I might be quadriplegic, but I’m your doctor’ When medical student Dinesh Palipana suffered a severe spinal injury in a car crash, he was told his dream of becoming a doctor was over. Now he’s Queensland’s first quadriplegic doctor, working at one of the state’s busiest hospitals. Dr Palipana tells his story in his own words. Source: ABC News I didn’t grow up wanting to be a doctor. And I certainly never imagined practising medicine with quadriplegia. I was exactly halfway through medical school when my car aquaplaned on Brisbane’s Gateway Motorway. It was a dark night soaked with the smell of fresh rain. The road was slippery. My last thought when the car started rolling was: I can’t stop this now. I’ll just have fun like a rollercoaster. When my Nissan X-Trail eventually stopped rolling, I looked around in shock. The car was destroyed. My favourite white T-shirt was ...

Mar 1, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Biz News, English Videos, Home Tagged , , Comments 1
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SRI LANKA NEWS IN BRIEF (FEBRUARY 2018) Compiled by Victor Melder Lanka’s 2017 apparel performance has matched the recent forecast made by the Minister of Industry and Commerce-even exceeding a little. “We expect that the final total apparel exports for entire 2017 would clearly exceed the exports of 2016, and expect it to be in the range of $ 4.7 billion” forecast the Minister of industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen on January 16. Minister Bathiudeen was addressing the launch event of an Apparel Industry Suppliers Exhibition in Colombo. Apparel export revenue data issue by both Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association (SLAEA) confirmed Minister Bathiudeen’s forecast. According to these latest data, the total Sri Lankan apparel exports for Y2017 was US $ 4.818 Bn (an increase of 3.06% from 2016’s $4.67 Bn). This is the highest annual export revenue to be recorded for Lankan apparels. ...

Mar 1, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Biz News, English Videos, Home, Victor Melder Tagged Comments 0
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