Victor Melder

OBITUARIES (E & O.E.) (FEBRUARY  2024) FORBES, Reginald George Bernard “Ray”, (08.12.1936 – 27.01.2024),  Son of the late Victor Forbes & Mary “Orril” Caspersz, brother of Doris Pinto (dec), Phyllis Francke (dec), Fr Dalston Forbes, OMI (dec), Dr Charles Forbes (dec) and Rita Raymond (dec). in Sri Lanka. (Contributed & Internet Resources) RANASINGHE, Art, (22.09.1939 – 31.01.2024), husband of Padma, father of Janesri De Silva, Surangi Frazier, Leshanthi Jayamaha and Kosala Karunaratne, father-in-law of Sunil F. DeSilva, Jeremy Frazier and Tony Jayamaha, grandfather of Darby DeSilva, Jonathan DeSilva, Zoe Frazier, Liz Jayamaha,  in the USA (News from Jayam)  PLUNKETT, Dudley Clive, husband of Christine, father of James. Son of George and Dolly (both dec), brother of Sheila Hewawisa (dec), Lorna Kreltszheim, Bubbles Forbes (dec), Maxine Sela and Russell, in Queensland on January 31, 2024, aged 83 years. (Contributed) VISSER, Leon, (19.02.1945 – 20.01.2024), (Adelaide Advertiser. 30.1.2024) ...

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SRI LANKA NEWS (FEBRUARUY  202 Compiled by Victor Melder. CCPI Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) increased to It said the Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 3.3% in January 2024 from 0.3% in December 2023, while the Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 7.9% in January 2024 from 5.8% in December 2023. CBSL also said the monthly change of CCPI recorded 2.87% in January 2024 due to the price increases of 1.21% observed in the items of Food category and 1.66% observed in the items of Non-Food category. The core inflation (Y-o-Y), which reflects the underlying inflation in the economy, increased to 2.2% in January 2024 from 0.6% in December 2023. As expected, inflation accelerated in January 2024 mainly due to tax adjustments implemented at the beginning of the month and weather related disruptions to food supply. A temporary uptick ...

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VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.                                        ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  JANUARY  2024 BOOKS. Strayan Dictionary, The, by Dominic Knight, 2019 “Where the Rubber Meets the Road” Scripture based Poems by Sharlie Pickering, 2023    (Donated by the Author, Alderley, Qld) MAGAZINES. Ceylon Souvenir, Ceylon Tours, Colombo.    (No 1, Donated  by Tony Melder, Wantirna, Vic) LMD International, January – March 2024 – 3 Copies. LMD, The Voice of Business, Highlights, January 2024.    (No’s 2 -3, Donated by LMD, Media Services, Colombo 9 , Co-ordinated by Naushan Sariffadeen) NEWSLETTERS Newsletter, Australia Sri Lanka Association SA Inc, November 2023 Rhythm of ...

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SRI LANKA NEWS (JANUARY  2024) Compiled by Victor Melder Nearly a half of Sri Lanka’s households are adopting livelihood-based coping strategies to buy food, says a recent report published by the World Food Programme. The WFP’s ‘Sri Lanka – Household Food Security Survey: Preliminary Findings, December 2023’ says that 43 percent of households were adopting livelihood-based coping strategies to cope with the lack of adequate food. Borrowing money to buy food and purchasing food on credit were the most commonly adopted strategies, by 27 and 26 percent of households, respectively, says the report, adding that households remain vulnerable to future shocks and stresses. “According to the survey, a high proportion of estate households (80 percent) adopted livelihood-based coping strategies, followed by 50 percent of urban households. In the rural sector, 41 percent of households are resorting to coping strategies. In terms of household characteristics, 43 percent of male-headed households and ...

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 VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.  ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  DECEMBER  2023 BOOKS. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, A Novel by Shankari Chandran, 2023                     (Donated by the Author, Roseville, NSW) Just Call Me Dennis, A  Retrospective on Hockey in Sri Lanka by Dennis de Rosayro, 2020. Symphony of Serendib, Cascading Through the Sri Lanka  Wild by Erich Joseph, 2019 Elusive, A Journey Through the Wild by Gehan Rajapaksa et al, Colpetty People by Ashok Ferry, 2009. Customs & Culture of Sri Lanka by G. Amirthalingam, 2003 Benedictine Memoirs by Neil de Votta, 2005. The Last Kingdom of Sinhalay by Elmo ...

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SRI LANKA NEWS (DECEMBER  2023) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka’s inflation, as measured by the change in the Colombo Consumers’ Price Index (CCPI) marginally increased to 3.4 percent in November 2023 from 1.5 percent in October, the Department of Census and Statistics reported Thursday. The CCPI for all items for the month of November 2023 increased to 193.4 from 191.4 in October 2023. The Year on Year inflation of Food Group increased to -3.6 percent in November 2023 from -5.2 in October 2023 and the Year on Year inflation of Non Food Group increased to 6.8 percent in November 2023 from 4.9 percent in the previous month. For the month of November 2023, on year‐to‐year basis, contribution to inflation by food commodities was -1.20 percent and the contribution of Non Food items was 4.56 percent. (Colombo Page, 1.12.2023) Pastor Jerome Fernando has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department ...

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SRI LANKA NEWS – NOVEMBER 2023 Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) has recorded the highest revenue for the month of October compared to previous months within this year, Customs media spokesman Sivali Arukgoda said. He said the SL Customs has earned more than Rs. 109 billion in revenue in October. The major reason for the increase in revenue was streamlining and making the tax collection process more efficient. This year, the total Customs revenue is expected to exceed Rs. 925 billion. By October 31, 2023, the Customs Department had collected a total revenue of Rs. 760 billion (Daily Mirror, 1.11.2023) With the rapid increase in demand for Sri Lankan King Coconuts in the international market, their export from Sri Lanka has increased by 117 percent in 2023, the Agriculture Ministry said. According to the Sri Lanka Coconut Development Authority, the export of king coconuts from Sri Lanka has increased by 117 ...

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OBITUARIES (E & O.E.) (NOVEMBER  2023) ARULANANTHASAMY, Sarathadevi,  ( 02. 06 1944 –  31. 10 2023) , in Sydney. 39 Oklahoma Ave Toongabbie NSW 2146, Australia. (Tamil Thakaval, 3.11.2023) PERERA, Joan (née ATTON),  wife of late Darlan Perera,​  mother of Domani and Spencer Manuelpillai,​ Desline and Sanjeewa Attanayake and Damian,​ grandmother of Siobhan,​ Thavisha,​ Shontaal,​ Gavishka and Avisha. Sister of Margie,​ Sheila,​ Barbara,​ Loxly and Conrad and of late George,​ Eva,​ Connie,​ Olean,​ Carmen,​ Doreen,​ Sydney and Brinsley. Daily News, 4.11.2023) BULNER, Glen, (29.2.1944 – 27.10.2023), husband of Fay, father and father-in-law of Jason and Mandy, Debbie and Tom, grandfather of Layla, Patrick, Joel, Ella and Ashleigh. (West Australian, 4.11.2023) LUDOVICI, Lawrance,  Brother of Amy (dec), husband of Hazel; former spouse of Patricia,  father of Charlotte, David, Richard and Isabelle, grandfather of Emily, Dominic, Madeleine, Alexander, Oliver, Julia and Charlie, in Canberra on November 2, 2023, aged 86 years. (West Australian, ...

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VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.                                        ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  NOVEMBER  2023   BOOKS. Sri Lanka, Paradise Lost  Paradise Regained by Michael Naseby, 2020    (Donated  by Jeremy De Lima, Vermont South, Vic) Reg Van Cuylenburg, Catalogue of Photos and Paintings, 2020                     (Donated by Hemal Gurusinghe, Chelsea Heights, Vic)  Elephantine Tales & Other Anecdotes from the National Parks of Sri Lanka, 2023 Journey Through Colombo, A Pictorial Guide to the Gateway of Heavenly Sri Lanka by Suna Kanga, 2023 The Magic of Sri Lanka by Gehan De Silva Wijeyeratne, 2005                     (No’s  3 – 5, Donated by Lalith Seneviratne, ...

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VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.                                        ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  OCTOBER  2023 BOOKS. The Virtuous Weed, Weeds by Name only, not Weed by Nature by Dr Nimal R. Chandrasena.      (Donated by the Author, Winthrop, W.A.)  Stay, Daughter – A Memoir of Muslim Girlhood by Yasmin Azad, 202                      (Donated by Dr Firazath Hussain, Galle, Sri Lanka. Conveyed to Melbourne by Buddhika Samarakkody, Glen iris, Vic)  Sri Lanka, War Stories by Stephen Champion, 2008.                      (Donated by Ajit St John, Meadow Heights, Vic) MAGAZINES. Lanka Monthly Digest, International, July – September 2023 Lanka Monthly Digest, International, October – December 2023, ...

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