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 ...
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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 ...
May 31, 2021
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (MAY 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka beat the touring Bangladeshi’s by 209 runs to win the second Test played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Sri Lanka, 1st Innings – 493/7 dec (Thiriamanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Fernando 81, Dickwella 77no, Mendis 33, Nissanka 30, Ahmed 4/127, T. Islam 1/83, S. Islam 1/91, Miraz 1118) Bangladesh, 1st Innings – 251 (Iqbal 92, Haque 49, Rahim 40, Jayawickrama 6/92, Lakmal 2/30, Mendis 2/86) Sri Lanka, 2nd Innings – 194/9 dec (Karunaratne 66, de Silva 41, Nissanka 24, Dickwella 24, T.Islam 5/72, Miraz 2/66, Hassan 1/22, Ahmed 1/26) Bangladesh, 2nd Innings – 227 (Rahim 40, Miraz 39, Hassan 34, Haque 32, Jayawickrama 5/86, Mendis 4/103, de Silva 1/19) ...
May 31, 2021
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SRI LANKA NEWS – (APRIL 2021) – Compiled by Victor Melder A critically endangered new species of geckos (Cnemaspis lokugei) was discovered from Haputale and Idalgashinna areas in Sri Lanka’s central highlands. This was the first to be recorded so far for 2021. The newly discovered species was named in honor of Ajith Nethkelum Lokuge, a pioneer ecologist, analogue forestry specialist and a senior member of Young Zoologists’ Association (YZA) of Sri Lanka, for his significant contribution towards environmental conservation and research in Sri Lanka. “With the new find, the number of Cnemaspis species has increased to 38”, says lead scientist Suranjan Karunarathna of the Nature Explorations and Education Team. Depending on the known area of occupancy, the species is considered critically endangered, he said. “Our morphological and molecular analysis and previous studies strongly indicate the presence of a novel species of Cnemaspis. This has added yet another species to ...
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 MARCH 2021 BOOKS. Till the Mountains Disappear, The Story of St Joseph’s College, by Avishka M. Senewiratne & Rev. Dr Stanley Abeysekera, 2020 (Donated by Nirmal De Silva, Colombo & Jeremy De Lima, Vermont South, Vic) Glimpses of Sri Lankan & Australian Relations by Rodney Arambewela & Cedric Forster, 1998 (TWO COPIES) St Mary’s Church, Bambalapitiya, Colombo – A Centenary Celebration, 1908 – 2008 Holy Family Convent Dehiwela, Sri Lanka, Reflections – Diamond Jubilee, 1935 – 1995 Records of the Jubilee Celebrations of the Arrival of The Sylvestro-Benedictine Monks ...
Apr 2, 2021
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SRI LANKA NEWS – MARCH 2021 The Archdiocese of Colombo has declared 7 March as Black Sunday, saying they were not satisfied with the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday bombings. The Archdiocese of Colombo, which met on 28 February, has decided to declare 7 March as Black Sunday as a day of protest against the lack of justice for those who died and were affected by the Easter Sunday bombings. Catholics are expected to attend Mass dressed in black on that day. The Archdiocese clergy have discussed the contents of the report put out by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday terror attacks in depth. The clergy have unanimously decided that they should not be silent anymore regarding the matter of delivering justice for those who died and were injured in the ...
Mar 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. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2021 BOOKS. Yakada Yaka by Carl Muller, 1994. Reflections and Ruminations, Reminiscences and Reveries by Derrick Mendis SJ, 2001 (No’s 1 -2, Donated by Mrs Beulah, Nathanielsz, Broadmeadows, Vic) Return to Sri Lanka, Travels in a Paradoxical Island by Razeen Sally, 2019 (Donated by the Author, Singapore) Just call me DENNIS, A Retrospective on Hockey in Sri Lanka, Dennis De Rosayro with Nilanga Jayawickreme, 2021 (Donated by Dennis De Rosayro, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka) ...
Feb 28, 2021
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SRI LANKA NEWS (FEBRUARY 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder. The Government of Japan provided a total sum of $ 620,379 (approx. Rs. 115 million) to Skavita Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Project (SHARP) for humanitarian demining activities in northern Sri Lanka. The grant contract was signed on 11 February at the Ambassador’s Residence in Colombo, between Ambassador of Japan Sugiyama Akira, and SHARP Program Manager Lt. Col. (Retd.) V.S.M. Jayawardhana. The Government of Sri Lanka aims to achieve ‘A Mine Impact Free Sri Lanka’ within a few years and become the next mine impact free country in the world. Towards this endeavour, Japan has been a major donor in mine clearance in the country since 2002. The Government of Japan is SHARP’s primary donor and has provided necessary funding for mine clearance since its inception in 2016 when its first program was launched in Kilinochchi. Subsequently, SHARP cleared more than 1.5 km2 of ...
Feb 28, 2021
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SRI LANKA LIBRARY-VICTOR MELDER 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 2021 BOOKS. Sacred Images of Sri Lanka, Buddhist & Hindu Sculptures from the Sri Lanka National Collections, Art Gallery of NSW, 1994. Community Profiles, 1991 Census, Sri Lankan born, Statistics Section, Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural & Population Research. Separatist Ideology in Sri Lanka: A Historical Appraisal by K. M. de Silva, 1994 The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (as amended up to October 3, 2001), Parliament Secretariat, 1994. Standing Orders of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (as amended up to February ...
Feb 2, 2021
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS-(JANUARY 2021)Compiled by Victor Melder Spinner Akila Dhananjaya, who was banned from bowling, has been cleared to bowl by the International Cricket Council (ICC) permitting him to participate in International Cricket. Dananjaya was banned from bowling in international cricket for 12 months following an independent assessment of his action in September 2019.(Daily Mirror Online, 8.1.2021) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) released the list of the squad that are selected for the 2-match Test series against England, which will begin on Thursday (14). The squad, under the captaincy of Dimuth Karunaratne, includes newcomer Ramesh Mendis while middle-order batsman Roshen Silva joins the Test squad after a long lapse. Kusal Mendis, who scored three back-to-back ducks in South Africa, too has been named in the squad, but is highly unlikely to make it to the playing XI. Regular opening batsman Oshada Fernando, though being named, will miss the first Test ...
Feb 1, 2021
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