SRI LANKA NEWS (OCTOBER 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder. Sri Lanka has turned to China for more fuel purchases on long-term credit as the country continues to face serious issues in raising funds for oil imports. Sri Lanka was having discussions with China through the Chinese ambassador to purchase fuel for six months on a Sovereign Bond – the debt security issued by the Government to raise money for financing government programs. Existing diesel and petrol purchase arrangements which end in November and January respectively, would be extended to buy fuel on credit for the next six months. The move comes after similar talks with Oman to seek credit for US dollars 3.6 billion to buy refined and crude oil. Minister Gammanpila said initial talks had been held during his recent visit to Oman and agreements needed to be finalised to obtain the facility.Sri Lanka is expecting a five-year grace ...
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka defeated the touring South Africans by 14 runs to win the first One-Day International played at the R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Scores: Sri Lanka – 300/9 in 50 Overs (Fernando 118, Asalanka 72, D.de Silva 44, Bhanuka 27, Maharaj 2/30, Rabada 2/66, Markram 1/33) South Africa – 286/6 in 50 Overs (Markram 96, Van der Dussen 59, Klaasen 36, Bavuma 38, Dananjaya 2/65, Karunaratne 1/18) Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Sri Lanka) The touring South Africans beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs (DLS method) to win the second One-Day International, played at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Scores South Africa – 283/6 in 47 Overs (Malan 121, Hendricks 51, Klaasen 42, Karunratne 2/24, Chameera 2/52, D. de Silva 1/30) Sri Lanka – 197. 36.4 Overs (Asalanka 77, Karunaratne 36, Shanaka 30, Shamsi 5/49, Rabada 2/16, Maharaj 1/32, Mulder ...
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SRI LANKA NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2021 A team of research scientists have discovered an unusually large gecko species at Kalthota, Sri Lanka. This new gecko species was named as Hemidactylus kimbulae. Due to its large body size, and so far only found in the environs ofthe Duvili Ella area, the team thought it was better to name it as “kimbulae”, said lead scientist Dr. Thasun Amarasinghe. The research team comprises Dr. Thasun Amarasinghe from the University of Indonesia, Suranjan Karunarathna from Nature Explorations & Education Team Sri Lanka, Dr. Patrick Cambel from Natural History Museum London, Majintha Madawala from Victorian Herpetological Society Australia, and the Father of Sri Lanka’s herpetology, Dr. Anslem de Silva from Amphibia and Reptile Research Organisation of Sri Lanka. Dr. Amarasinghe told The Island that the newly discovered gecko species, almost one foot long, was found only on the walls and in crevices inside rock caves within the ...
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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 SEPTEMBER 2021 BOOKS. Narrow Gauge Railways of Ceylon by Raskina Wickramanayaka, 2021 (Donated by the Author, Malabe, Sri Lanka) A Journey of Sri Lankans in Victoria, Undated (Donated by Ryle Moldrich, Riverview, Qld) MAGAZINES NEWSLETTERS OTHERS ...
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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 AUGUST 2021 BOOKS. Sri Lanka Island of Islands, The National Trust, Sri Lanka, 2020 (Donated by Stefan D’Silva, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka) From Marsh to Boake, The Founding Fathers of Royal College, 1835-1870 by D.L.Seneviratne, 2021 (Donated by the Author, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka. A Man Called “Ceylon”, Heritage is what you make of it by Somasiri Devendra, 2020 (Donated by the Author, Dehiwela, Sri Lanka) – Items 1 – 3, brought Australia by Stefan D’ Silva Shanthy by Ryle J. Moldrich, 2021 (Donated by the Author, Riverview, Qld) MAGAZINES ...
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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 JULY 2021 BOOKS. The Nugegoda Mission, After Ninety-One Years with as Record & Retrospect of the Diocese of Colombo, 1940 (Donated by Dr Narme Wickremesinghe, Colombo) MAGAZINES NEWSLETTERS “Outreach Newsletter”, Newsletter of the Voluntary Outreach Club Inc, July 2021. Newsletter, Eighty Club Melbourne Inc, No 155, June – November 2021. OTHERS ...
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SRI LANKA NEWS (JULY 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2013=100)1, increased to 5.2 per cent in June 2021 from 4.5 per cent in May 2021. This was driven by monthly increases of prices of items in both Food and Non-food categories. Accordingly, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 11.3 per cent in June 2021 from 9.9 per cent in May 2021, while Non-food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 2.5 per cent in June 2021 from 2.2 per cent in May 2021. The CCPI, measured on an annual average basis, increased to 4.1 per cent in June 2021 from 3.9 per cent in May 2021. Monthly change of CCPI recorded at 1.47 per cent in June 2021 due to price increases observed in items of both Food and Non-food categories. Moreover, monthly changes of ...
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SRI LANKA NEWS-(MAY 2021)-Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka’s outstanding public debt increased substantially to 109.7% of GDP by end-2020 from 94.3% of GDP at end-2019, the Central Bank said in its Annual Report. This increase was mainly due to the rise in Central Government debt coupled with the contraction in the nominal GDP in 2020. Public debt, as defined by the Central Bank, includes Central Government debt, foreign project loans received by State-Owned Business Enterprises (SOBEs), and public guaranteed debt. In absolute terms, the outstanding public debt increased to Rs. 16,427.1 billion at end-2020 from Rs. 14,155.3 billion at end-2019. The outstanding Central Government debt, which is the largest component of public debt, increased to Rs. 15,117.2 billion at end-2020 from Rs. 13,031.5 billion at end-2019, accounting for 92% of the total public debt. Public guaranteed debt increased by 26.7% to Rs. 986.4 billion at end-2020 from Rs. 778.3 billion ...
May 31, 2021
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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. BOOKS. Being Anglican, Church of Ceylon by Dr Narmmaseena Francis Wickremesinghe (Donated by the Author, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka) Theravada Man by Manuka Wijesinghe, 2009 Architectural Heritage of Sri Lanka: Fortifications Along the Kelani River by D.P.Chandrasekara, 2012 Significant, Journey to Unique Ecosystems in Sri Lanka by Dr Ajith R. Gunawardena, 2020 (No’s 2 – 4, Donated by Hemal Gurusinghe, Chelsea Heights, Vic) Sri Lanka: The Holocaust and After by L.Piyadasa, 1984 (Photocopy) Murders at the Vicarage, The Mathew Periris Case by Prof. Ravindra Fernando, 2015 Irangani, A Tragedy of Our Times, After the Antigone ...
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