eLanka Newsletter – 15th June 2025 – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Concerns regarding the occurrence of foamy urine, its causes, and Remedies. – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Launch of the Elite Business Leaders Circle in Melbourne SUNDAY CHOICE – PATHS OF TIME – By Charles Schokman Dr. Yves Sugunaraj Christopher – written by Suvendrini H. C. Christopher-Schuhmann, EDD JESUS REVEALED – By Lakshman Navaratne Kaleidoscope 266 ft Dr Clemens Kohnen, Sanjiv Hulugalle, Tony Fashions, Inflation, Markets & more Lone Canadian killed in Air India plane crash was Indian-origin dentist – By Upali Obeyesekere – Times of Sri Lanka Sydney Sixers land global superstar Babar Azam An Inspirational Message for June 2025 – COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS – By Charles Schokman Shaheen Afridi, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Kusal Perera are among over 600 international talents in the Big ...
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eLanka Newsletter – 23rd March 2025 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter MEDIA RELEASE: HORNSBY SHIRE TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY WITH TASTE OF THE WORLD CULTURAL FESTIVAL Affairs of SriLankan Airlines could be turned around using local expertise – former CAA chair – By Hiran H Senewiratne Ibrahim Muhammad – Cricket Australia XI Award for Communication Kaleidoscope 254 ft the Vietnamese Ambassador, 1st woman Chairperson of SLANA, an ode to women, sno “DEWATHA ELI” MUSICAL CONCERT ,SONGS OF LYRICIST CEO TELEVIEW SUNIL RATNAYAKE COMPILED DURING HIS LEISSURE HELD AT BMICH ON 15th MARCH 2025 – By Sunil Thenabadu SUNDAY CHOICE – WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO COMMIT? – By Charles Schokman Discovering ancient flush toilets in palatial residences in South Korea. – By Dr Harold Gunatillake SpeedStar Championship 2025: Set to Kick-Off at SpeedBay, Port City! Think ...
eLanka Newsletter – 16th March 2025 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Alcohol consumption is a nuanced issue, with a range of benefits and risks to consider. By understanding these factors, we can make informed decisions about our alcohol consumption. – By Dr Harold Gunatillake The Unbully Project – The time for anti-bullying laws is now! Chenaya Kulatunga and Kajanga Kulatunga Former Royal, NCC and Sri Lanka captain Ranjan Madugalle has proved his credentials as the top ICC Match Referee Kaleidoscope 253 ft Taru, Bilesha Weeraratne, Cinnamon Women, Gangster Women, Bodybuilding Women, A multitude of triumphs of multifaceted Deshabandu Srimath Indarajith Liyanage – By Sunil Thenabadu THE CHORISTERS PICNIC OF 1957 – by Bernard VanCuylenburg SUNDAY CHOICE – Brother, let me be your servant.–A Message for Lent-By Charles Schokman Sri Lanka: St. Antony feast Katchatheevu – ...
Sri Lanka: St. Antony feast Katchatheevu – by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne Source : srilankaguardian The Jaffna Divisional Secretary informed the public well in advance that St Antony Feast in Katchatheevuisland is cancelled this year due to Covit- 19 pandemic. The decision was well understood by devotees of both Sri Lanka and India. This annual feast on tiny island closer to India-Sri Lanka International boundary line ( IMBL) was annual meeting place for specially the fishermen of both the countries. Last year (2020) feast was attended by more than ten thousand devotees. For the first time, Sri Lankan devotees out numbered Indians. Anticipating these facts, Bishop of Jaffna, Rt. Rev. Justin Bernard Ganapragasam had invited Bishop of Diocese of Galle, Rt. Rev Raymond Wickramasinghe also. The mass last year was conducted in all three languages, Sinhala, Tamil and English. Old Church built in 1905 in Kachchtivu As devotee of St Antony, ...
WORLD KIDNEY DAY – By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne Navy’s efforts to eradicate Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) from North central and North western Provinces today our Navy’s indigenous technology provide more than Ten million liters of clean drinking / cooking water DAILY to General Public FREE . Small project Navy started on 22nd December 2015 providing great results today. 1086 Reverse Osmosis ( RO) Water purification plants installed to date – each plant producing 10,000 liters of clean drinking water – better quantity than bottled water. Project continued for 10 years under seven Navy Commanders highlights important of “INSTITUTIONALIZING” a worthy project. First two RO plants opening on 22nd December 2015 at Kadawath Rambewa and Poonawa 1086th RO plant opening at Nakawathatagama Junior School, Kurunagala funded by Good and Sunshine Holding PLC Ltd. What you see on above map is RO water purification plants installed by SLN. Sri Lanka Navy ...
Tribute to late Commander (MCD) Shanthi Kumar Bahar, RWP Sri Lanka Navy – my Guru – By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne Lieutenant (MCD) Shanthi Kumar Bahar receiving President Cup for Practical Pistol Firing from then First Lady Mrs. Jayawardena in 1984. A distinguished old boy of Trinity College, Kandy, who excels both in studies and sports, young Shanthi joined the Sri Lanka Navy to 3rd Intake of Cadets in 1974. Then he was 19 years old. He was a UK qualified Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) underwater expert and Mine Clearance Diver (MCD) besides being a crack marksman, both rifle and pistol and winner of the first President’s Cup in Practical Pistol firing meet in 1984. The late President J.R Jayewardene was so impressed—it was his son, Ravi, who introduced Practical Pistol Firing Sport to Sri Lanka—with Shanthi’s ability and presented him with a .45 Colt Gold Cup Pistol as ...
1971 INDO-PAKISTAN WAR /PAKISTAN NAVY SUBMARINE OPERATIONS AND PAKISTAN NAVY WAR COLLEGE, LAHORE – By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne The Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore celebrated its 50th anniversary three years ago. I was fortunate enough to be part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations being an alumni of the College, on invitation then Chief of Navy Staff (Navy Commander) of Pakistan Navy. I was a member of Course conducted by College in 1995/96. It was the last course conducted in Karachi before College was shifted to Lahore, the beautiful Garden City of Pakistan, and seat of Muslim Mogul Empire, almost 500 years ago- from Emperor Akbar to Emperor Aurangzeb. The course is ten months long and with number of industrial visits, military exercises and a foreign tour. Approximately 70 students, majority from Pakistan Navy and two each from Pakistan Army and Air Force attend the course. Ten officers from friendly ...
3rd Death Anniversary Remembrance of Great Friend – By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne (Retired from Sri Lanka Navy) Former Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy The Former Sri Lanka High Commissioner to Pakistan My mobile telephone rang around noon on 8th December 2021. It was overseas call from Dubai our former Army Commander General Mahesh Senanayake “Sir did you hear the news? General. and madam no-more. Helicopter crash! “ Mahesh knew my close relationship with General Rawat. We did year-long National Defence College course (NDC) at New Delhi in year 2010, fourteen years years ago. I switched on TV and turn to NDTV Channel. They were giving details on this tragic helicopter crash near Ooty, few kilometers away from Indian Defence Services Staff College, (DSSC), Wellington, Nilgiris, Tamilnadu.. India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC ...
75th Anniversary of Sri Lanka Army Commemorated with the Donation of Eye Corneas to Pakistan Military – By Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne The Sri Lankan High Commission in Pakistan facilitated a significant donation of human eye corneas to Pakistan Military, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army. This noble initiative, jointly organized by the Defence Wing of Sri Lankan High Commission in Islamabad and the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society, was held in a simple yet meaningful ceremony at the Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology (AFIO), Rawalpindi on 20 November 2024. The corneas were formally handed over by His Excellency Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne (Retd), Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, alongside Brigadier Kaminda Silva Defence Advisor and representatives of the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society, to Lt Gen Arshad Nasim HI(M) Surgeon General and Brigadier (Dr.) Waquar Muzaffer, Commandant of AFIO. This event further solidifies the remarkable ...
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 ...
