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eLanka Newsletter – 21st February 2024 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Mirage returned to Australia and reminded their fans that they are not a spent force. Actually far from it – by Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka – Melbourne) From Mumbai to Melbourne: Omkar Vechalekar Pursuing cricket dreams in Australia Upul Mahen De Silva A Failing Heart – Dr harold Gunatillake Music maestro-genius Mahesh emulating legendary Dad Patrick Denipitiya – By Sunil Thenabadu Watch T20 Cricket Match Highlights between Sri Lanka and Afganistan Sri Lanka: St Antoney feast in Kachchativu-by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne OBITUARY – PROF YASMINE GOONERATNE The Nutritional Bounty of Jackfruit: A Healthful Delight in Jackfruit Curry – By Nadeeka – eLanka Nawam Full Moon Poya Day in Sri Lanka-by Kalani-eLanka Majestic Beauty Unveiled: Exploring the Enchanting Ravana Falls in Sri Lanka – By ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 18th February 2024 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Nissanka, Fernando and Mendis lead Sri Lanka blitz and bowlers complete series clean sweep. T20 series should decide new look Sri Lanka revival. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Looking after your gut health – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Obituary: Trevor Rajaratnam – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. Cricket Australia commits to Multicultural Action Plan SQUAD Nepal turns one RAJITHA HIRAN MULTIFACETED RENOWNED, CHARACTER ACTOR,COMEDIAN,VOCALIST,SCRIPT WRITER, SKETCHER,FILM DIRECTOR, POEM LYRICIST IN A FASCINATING UNBLEMISHED VOYAGE – By Sunil Thenabadu Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 197 15 02 2024 SUNDAY CHOICE – WHAT HE’S DONE–MESSAGE FOR LENT – By Charles Schokman Obituary : Doris Vannitamby – By Charles Schokman Sri Lankan Exporters Delegation to Melbourne , Australia 11th to 16th March 2024 ( ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 14th February 2024 – 4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sri Lanka Independence Day Celebrations in Sydney Australia on 04th February 2024 Sri Lanka Independence Day Celebrations in Sydney Australia on 04th February 2024 Batters hit top gear as Sri Lanka smash Afganistan to a series win – Same team but different mindset appears to be selectors master-stroke – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Health & Views – FEBRUARY 2nd issue 2024 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake The Sri Lankan Touch Footy team upcoming national training camp scheduled 24th-25th February 2024 in Melbourne ‘Made’ in Australia: The Journal SOUTH ASIA-by Michael Roberts THE FOUR CANDLES – By Charles Schokman Sri Lankan Exporters Delegation to Melbourne , Australia 11th to 16th March 2024 ( Melbourne Event ) Tribute to Icon thespian actor ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 11th February 2024 – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter 76th Anniversary Independence day Celebrations in Adelaide, Australia Seventy Sixth Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka is celebrated in Melbourne – Photos by Johann Jayasinha (SNNI) Australia The hills in Pallekelle rained boundaries as Nissanka double century sinks Afganistan – Historic first double hundred gives Lankans first up win – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Victor Melder – Sri Lanka Independence Commemoration event in Melbourne – Award to Victor Melder For His Services to the Community and Sri Lanka in Australia. The 28th Annual Royal Thomian Cricket Festival – A battle enlaced in tradition and camaraderie President meets Sri Lankan Diaspora in Australia, outlines plans for economic modernization Good News From Jayam – By Jayam Rutnam Angelo Matthews, Dinesh Chandimal and ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 7th February 2024 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Audrey’s 100th birthday – by Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka – Melbourne) Australian men’s fast bowler Jason Behrendorff spoke to the media in Perth today ahead of the Dettol T20 Series against the West Indies. ST ANTHONY’S VS ST BENEDICT’S – A proud SAINTS partnership – by Afzal Laphir 76th Independance Day Celebrations held in Toronto – Photos thanks to Noor Rahim Watch Cricket Test match Hihglights – Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka – February 2-5, 2024, Kerrigan La-Brooy – Concert Dance Health & Views – FEBRUARY 1st issue 2024 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Kerrigan La_Brooy is honoured to be Nominated in 12 Categories at the 2024 International Red Carpet Awards Australian 15-player men’s squad for the T20 Series on the Qantas Tour of New Zealand ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 31st January 2024 – 9th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – By Victor Melder Watch South Africa v Sri Lanka Cricket Match Highlights – U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 International Touch Series 2024 Sri Lanka’s bowlers put Afghanistan to the sword in Colombo and in command to win Test – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) OBITUARIES (E & O.E.) (JANUARY 2024) – By Victor Melder Stanley (Stan) Joseph (81) of Pasadena, Ca. Passed Away on January 25th, 2024 Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 195 01 02 2024 RAINI CHARUKA RENOWNED VOCALIST, ACTRESS, PERFORMER, ENTREPRENUER IN AN EFFERVERSCENT VOYAGE – By Sunil Thenabadu The XVth Anniversary Thomian Carol Service Video 2023 – S.Thomas’ College OBA NSW/ACT Windies floored by Sri Lanka at Harare-by Michael Roberts All PRIME MINISRTERS SOUGHT ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 31st January 2024 – 9th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Shamar Joseph the new whizzkid in world cricket – Heroic return despite injury has unearthed a superstar who single handedly destroyed Australia – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Australia Day Celebrations at Many Little Bar & Dining supports FOG’s Plates of Goodness, at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula. Australia Day Celebrations at Many Little Bar & Dining supports FOG’s Plates of Goodness, at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula. Interview – Australian men’s head coach Andrew McDonald following the second Test against the West Indies in Brisbane. Sr Lanka’s pride and joy Chamari Athapaththu picked to lead the world’s best – Also named Women’s player-of -the -year – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) Duruthu Poya Day Celebration in Kandy. – By ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 28th January 2024 – 8th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter 2024 Australia Day Honours List: Professor Buddhima Indraratna – Member of the Order of Australia, AM A sellout crowd feasted on Sri Lankan Hoppers and a fabulous Asian smorgasbord dinner at the Springvale RSL – by Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka) State formation, the politics of capitalist transition and conflicts – by Sunil Bastian Explore eLanka Property: Your Gateway to Sri Lankan Real Estate Ceylon Society of Australia – Meeting for Members and Guests on Sunday 25 February Health & Views – January 3rd issue – By Dr harold Gunatillake ‘Australia Day does not celebrate the arrival of the First Fleet or the invasion of anything. The First Fleet arrived 28th April 1770’ Comments – By Earlson Forbes From Ceylon to Australia: Migrant Journeys, 1860s-to-2010s- by ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 24th January 2024 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter H.E. Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan attended Expo- Engineering and Healthcare Show, held from 18-20th January 2024 in Lahore “Why do I think that beer is beneficial for health?” – By Dr Harold Gunatillake MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS. – By Charles Schokman SERENDIPITY: THE ROMAN DISCOVERY OF TAPROBANE – by MELINDA SZÉKELY (University of Szeged, Hungary) Will Australia Day citizenship ceremonies become a thing of the past: SBS Sinhala Explainer 19 January – by Dinesh Liyanage A tribute to our beloved son and one of a kind human being – By Marie Wambeek NETANYAHU TEETERS ON SHIFTING SANDS – by Joe Van Langenberg CHAMUDITHA AWARD WINNING ACCLAIMED TELEVISION HOST,MEDIA SECRETARY AT THE APEX OF FAME AT TIMES ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 21st January 2024 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Wishing Esther Margaret Dunsford & Randolph John Victor Melder a Very Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary Down musical memory lane … on Alive 90.5 FM Reminiscing the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music scene in Colombo. – By Aubrey Joachim Charity work that Australia’s former High Commissioner Mr. Skanda Kumar is doing for the less fortunate in Sri Lanka – sent to elanka by Mr. Anton Swan Watch Highlights of T20 Series – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe – January 2024 Inauguration of Nimal Dias Jayasinha Administrative Enclave at SSC Sri Lanka KFC BBL|13 Team of the Tournament Announced Australia’s bowlers stifle West Indies challenge to a record an easy 10 wicket win – Travis Head century makes the difference after bowlers exploit windies vulnerability against pace- ...

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