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eLanka Newsletter – 23rd April 2023 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Rev. Fr. BOB MAGUIRE – by Des Kelly Esric Jackson…..Sri Lanka’s and Melbourne’s ‘comeback kid’- BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Book launch – Prisoner #1056 – Roy Ratnavel VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES ANTI-RACISM ROADMAP FOR MELBOURNE’S SOUTHEAST Athugalpura Negam Waruna 2023 | ඇතුගල්පුර අවුරුදු නෑගම් වරුණ A Kelly Klassic – “THE DRINK” – by Des Kelly A night out at Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya. – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 154 20 04 2023 “Kok Doowa Island” – paradise for avifauna aficianados – By Arundathie Abeysinghe The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2023-4-22 Remembering an indefatigable icon-HON GAMINI DISSANAYAKE – By Sunil Thenabadu Time for finance professionals to step up – by Aubrey Joachim Signature Anuradhapura branch relocates and upgrades as ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 19th April 2023 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter A Kelly Klassic – Pledging My Love – Elvis Presley – by Des Kelly Sinhala Avuruddu celebration at Wasanthie and Mitchell’s place in Endeavour Hills – by Trevine Reodrigo (Melbourne) Invitation to participate at the Remembrance Service for 2019 Easter Sunday victims of Sri Lanka Sinhala/Hindu New Year celebrations over the weekend – Congratulations! Hole In One makes first Peterite Sydney Golf Open extra special – By Lawrence Machado Family of tourists who drowned at Cairns swimming hole call for more safety warnings Where is the Starving people-series 11? – By Dr. Harold Gunatillake Fidel & Danny ‘String Together’ Melodious Accounts of Day One at the Galle Test Match-by Michael Roberts Watch Cricket Highlights – 1st Test, Sri Lanka vs Ireland 2023 Santin Gunawardena- ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 16th April 2023 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter REMEMBERING ROBIN – by Des Kelly Language teachers meet the new government in NSW Vision Care celebrates the launch of new Wanduragala branch by conducting free health camp Sri Lanka: Islanders are Footballers-by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne Why should you keep your blood pressure within the normal range? – By Dr harold Gunatillake “Joy” – A two-sided coin????? – By Noor Rahim Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 153 13 04 2023 Udawadiya Village – steeped in legend and history – By Arundathie Abeysinghe The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2023- 4 -15 SUNDAY CHOICE – GOD’S CREATION – by Charles Schokman Why do doctors recommend taking magnesium daily? – By Dr harold Gunatillake Noel News America-Sri Lanka photo exhibition WHATS ON LIVERPOOL APRIL 2023 ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 12th April 2023 – 4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter VALE’ MAXWELL GERREYN – by Desmond Kelly Mahanama Vs Vaas Trophy Charity Cricket Match 2023 successful for the 2nd year in Melbourne Rugby in 20th Century Sri Lanka & Havelocks Sports Club 2023 – by Joe Paiva ‘Healing wounded souls’ Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke an interview with the editor of Commonwealth Union. com – By: Indeewara Thilakarathne Date: March 13, 2023 How do you differentiate between heartburn and coronary angina? – By Dr harold Gunatillake Good News From Jayam April 15, 2023 – By Jayam Rutnam Showcasing a new baila from Trincomalee sung in Portuguese – By Dr. Mahesh White-Radhakrishnan Poem For My Daughter – by Charmaine Candappa Avurudu Koha sings more this time Jesus Is God | Theological Arguments About Why Jesus Is God? ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 9th April 2023 – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter THE OLD ROMAN SOLDIER – by Des Kelly eLanka’s new logo in the recent newsletter – By Joe Paiva Sri Lanka eclipsed in pulsating thriller. New Zealand complete clean sweep – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Photos of the Premier’s Iftar dinner 2023 (Credit: NSW Govt – Cassandra Hannagan) SUNDAY CHOICE – No Greater Love – by Charles Schokman The Rising Sun comes with bombs on Easter Sunday – By Capt Elmo Jayawardena The Catalyst ONE NAME (Emmanuel) – By Lakshman Navaratne Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 152 06 04 2023 Nuwaragala Mountain – geographically significant remnant mountain By Arundathie Abeysinghe Migrant patients impacted by closure of more GP clinics in Australia: SBS Sinhala current affair on 04 April The Brad and ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 5th April 2023 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter KELLY KLASSICS – Jerry Lee Lewis – Pick Me Up On Your way down Sri Lanka Para Athletics Team – Thanks to the Sri Lankan community in Brisbane Charith Asalanka and Kusal Janith Perera steer Sri Lanka to a nail biting win – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) How I made good in Australia, some reminiscences – By Dr. Harold Gunatillake GOOD FRIDAY – What Does the Cross Represent in the Christian Faith? – by Charles Schokman Sinhala and Tamil New Year – By Donald Gunatillake Cricket & Galle in Rothman’s ‘Potted’ History of Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts victor melder lecture Sunday 30 April, 3pm-4pm – Clayton Hall, 264 Clayton Road OBITUARY: CHRISTAL JEUNE MERLYN LA-BROOY (12-06-39 – 19-03-23) Puthandu AN ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 2nd April 2023 – 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “THE TITLE TELLS THE TALE” – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka’s downward spiral continues unabated – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) An a island country located in the Indian Ocean ” Sri lanka” – By Malsha – eLanka SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – MARCH 2023 – by Victor Melder SUNDAY CHOICE – GRASPING THE CROSS A message for Lent – By Charles Schokman As Holy Week begins Christianity is hijacked by false prophets.- By Aubrey Joachim Photos of Wheelchairs sent to Sri Lanka from Well Wishes from Brisbane. Co-ordinated by Jeremy Prichard Health Benefits of moderate coffee consumption – By Dr harold Gunatillake Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 151 30 03 23 Fort Macdowall – outpost during Kandyan Wars – By Arundathie ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 29th March 2023 – 9th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “THE PERILS OF PLASTIC” by Des Kelly Vision Care expands Kurunegala branch with addition of Eye and ENT Diagnostic Centre Sheep to the slaughterhouse in Auckland – Sri Lanka surrender in the house of pain – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) The Yahapaalana Legacy and Three Major International Events/Processes driving Sri Lanka to Bankruptcy-by Michael Roberts Congratulations to new RCOBA NSW & ACT committee for 2023/24 Film, Tele artistes, Vocalists assembled for a Bak Maha Ulela cum musical extravaganza In Dubai – by Sunil Thenabadu Watch Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka vs New Zealand – 1st ODI (D/N), Auckland, March 25, 2023 Confronting Charlie Ponnadurai: Clarifying the Context of Disparaging Ethnic Epithets in Sri Lanka over the last 180 years – ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 26th March 2023 – 8th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “BEAUTIFUL BAILA” – by Des Kelly Mevan Pieris author of “THE COMMUNITY” – A Historical Account of the ‘Mudaliyar class Goyigama Family Combine’– The book launch (Photos sent to eLanka by Mevan Pieris & Mr Joe Paiva) Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal honoured in Wisdens best team of the year – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor Melbourne) Will the elation be short lived? – By Aubrey Joachim British Council launches revamped UK agent and counsellor engagement platform – hosts successful interactive briefing for UK study visa agents in Sri Lanka SUNDAY CHOICE – What Does It Mean That Jesus Died For Me? – by Charles Schokman Eat more fibre- your doctor will recommend it. – By Dr harold Gunatillake Kaleidoscope with ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 22nd March 2023 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter SIGIRIYA ROCK FORTRESS – by Des Kelly Remembering Sunil C de Silva – A man for all seasons (30 January 1941 – 28 February 2021) – By Niranjan Selvadurai New Zealand crush hopeless Sri Lanka to make it a clean sweep. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Thanks giving Service for the late Rev Neville Koch – 26th March 2023 ABSC INC. HOLDS MEDIA CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE EKONOMOS, ISSUE 4, 2023 Augo Paiva The Legend of CR & FC, Longden Pace, Colombo 7 – Photos thanks to Joe Paiva The economy During Kurunegala was the Capital. – By Dr Tilak S. Fernando AIR POWER AND ITS POLITICAL & ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. – BY: GROUP CAPTAIN (Rtd.) NOOR R. RAHIM Health & Views ...

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