eLanka Newsletter – 27th July 2022 – 8th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “A PRIYA PEIRIS DOUBLE” – by Des Kelly Christmas in July at Strike It at the Dandenong Workers Club – photos by Trevine Rodrigo “A PRIYA PEIRIS DOUBLE” – by Des Kelly President vows tough line against troublemakers Sri Lanka’s Future – By Dr Harold Gunatillake As Sri Lankans in Australia fill trolleys with goods to send home, some doubt the country’s new president will end crisis – By Joshua Boscaini and Vidita Sharma Good News From Jayam August 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items All You Need is Love’ is a live concert which will be held on the 31st of July 2022 @ Timbre +Eastside from 6pm to 8pm (Singapore Time ) and live streamed In Support of Sri Lanka: The ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 24th July 2022 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “Orators Extraordinaire” – by Des Kelly Creatives Honing Their Creativity During Pandemic Times Ladies Charity Night 2022 by The DOT Charitable Foundation Inc – Photos by Roy Gunaratne of RoyGrafix. ‘Seniors Singing Group’ performance at the multicultural Metta Festival 2022 – by Kithsiri Senadeera Royal wins UK Festival of Cricket 2022 – Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam RIP BASIL PAIVA RANIL WICKREMESINGHE WINS PRESIDENTIAL VOTE Shavini Fernando ( Entrepreneur | VR Designer & Developer | TedX Speaker | Member of Mindshare ) – Selected for the Washington Business Journal 40 under 40 class of 2022 Watch 143rd Battle of the Blues Royal – Thomian Cricket Encounter SUNDAY CHOICE – A Life of Integrity Body Of Christ (Message of the Cross) – by Lakshman Navaratne Evolution of ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 17th July 2022 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter A Good Story (“BROKEN ENGLISH”) – by Des Kelly Good News From Jayam July 15, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Sri Lanka’s Future – By Dr Harold Gunatillake In Memorium: John Shelton Leslie Fernando 1915 – 2000 175th ANNIVERSARY OF ST MATTHEW’S COLLEGE – DEMATAGODA, SRI LANKA – by Charles Schokman Pumped up Sri Lanka chase consistency against Pakistan – by Trevine Rodrigo – Melbourne (eLanka Sport editor) Watch Cricket Highlights of 1st Test, SriLanka vs Pakistan at Galle, July 16 – 20, 2022 State of emergency declared after Sri Lankan president flees the country-By Krishan Francis News & Information Always Arrives Without Postage Stamp. – By Noor Rahim A FATHER, SENIOR, MENTOR AND GREAT FRIEND-by Lydia Goonetilleka Jayamanna Marvels of the Camera. ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 13th July 2022 – 4th Edition – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Our Generation – by Des Kelly News & Information Always Arrives Without Postage Stamp. – By Noor Rahim An euphoric end, beginning of a long road to recovery By Aubrey Joachim Watch Sri Lanka vs Australia Second Test Highlights – Galle – July 2022 Dinesh Chandimal and debutante Prabath Jayasuriya stun Australia – By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne (eLanka Sports editor) ‘A’ (Aragalaya) Day in Sri Lanka. – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Here are the aftermath pieces of information after the massive #GotaGoHome protest in Sri Lanka on July 9 Springvale RSL – a splash of colour and fantastic Sri Lankan dining thanks to exceptional Chef John Fernando – Photos thanks to Trevine Rodrigo Chandimal, Jayasuriya star as Sri Lanka stun ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 22nd June 2022 – 7th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter REPEATS THAT BEAR REPEATING – by Des Kelly Watch Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka vs Australia ODI Series – June 2022 MAJOR FUNDING BOOST TO SUPERCHARGE HOUSING SUPPLY Pathum Nissanka century gives Sri Lanka 2-1 series lead vs Australia Galba’s Tales of Parliamentary Affairs from the Inside: “Wow”!-by Michael Roberts Australia to provide $ 50 Mn to Sri Lanka for food & healthcare needs – By Zulfick Farzan “SAMOA-SILASILA” – by Des Kelly Feast of the Transfiguration – Sunday 7th August 2022 Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has turned into a national emergency | ABC News Message to Sri Lankans living abroad from Dr. P Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan History & Current Affairs: The Sri Lanka-China ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 12th June 2022 – 2nd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “BUCKINGHAM PALACE” – by Des Kelly (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ) Commendable endeavor from Elanka Donate a grocery pack to a poor family in Sri Lanka –Arundathie Abeysinghe Watch Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka vs Australia – T20 Series June 2022 Thomian Fiesta 2022 – Organized by S Thomas’ College OBA, NSW/ACT – Photos and video thanks to Roy Grafix Doctor, academic, activist, and now MP: Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah – By Khushaal Vyas Sri Lanka Progress talks IMF Bailing Out Details – By Dr Harold Gunathilake Lalithakala Visharada Deshamanya Manoj Peiris in an effervescent dominant voyage of over four decades in the field of music – by Sunil Thenabadu Duncan White, and the Returned Trinity Lion – By GEORGE BRAINE SUNDAY CHOICE – Only a ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 27th April 2022 – 8th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “A GEM OR TWO”-by Des Kelly Good News From Jayam May 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items ANZAC Day 2022 in AUSTRALIA – CEYLON 1939–1945 EX SERVICEMEN SRI LANKAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS WEBINAR WEDNESDAY, 27 APRIL 2022 8.00 – 9.30 PM 8-9:30PM AEST Health & Views April 3rd issue 2022 – by Dr harold Gunatillake A Trojan Horse in Diyawanna Oya – by Capt Elmo Jayawardena Invitation to ANZAC Day Participation by Sri Lanka Ex-Services My LATEST painting – by MAX GERREYN The Forgotten Story of a Josephian Cricketer turned Doctor – By Avishka Mario Senewiratne CHANDRALEKHA PERERA A MONSTROUS VOCALIST WITH SIGNATURE INIMITABLE STYLE THRIVES IN THE SAME TEMPARAMENT – by Sunil Thenabadu My lovely Chinese friends – by GEORGE BRAINE RIP ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 13th April 2022 – 4th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “COMPUTER-MAGIC” – by Des Kelly MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS: MESSAGE FOR SINHALESE AND TAMIL NEW YEAR Combined Schools, a Grand night of superb entertainment – by Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne) Josephians celebrate their College Feast Inaugural VICTOR MELDER Lecture Series – by Dr Samanthi Gunawardena will present a talk on: “THE HISTORY OF SRI LANKAN MIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA” ( 13 April 2022 – 2.00 pm to 8.00 pm – Melbourne event) Good News From Jayam April 15, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Sri Lankan actor wins prestigious UK Olivier award Fatty Liver Disease-by Dr harold Gunatillake Noel News URESHA RAVIHARI THE PHENOMINAL SINGER IS TOP TIERED IN MUSIC ARENA AT THE PINNACLE OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 10th April 2022 – 3rd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “LAMPRAIS TO THE FORE” – by Des Kelly Why every Sri Lankan on the planet should be concerned! – By: Aubrey Joachim “MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THESE” – by Des Kelly SUNDAY CHOICE – Man of Sorrows “WITHIN A STONE’S THROW” LAHIRU MUDALIGE AT SUMMIT OF FAME AS A MULTIPOTENTIALITY ARTIST CONQUERING MANY MEDIA PLATFORMS – by Sunil Thenabadu Bernadette Peters At The Adelaide Cabaret Festival – by Patrick Ranasinghe Patriotism – Is it Fact or Fiction? – by Noor Rahim Prelude to the Corona Virus – by Noor Rahim EZ Stove unveils ‘Janalipa’ and EZ Industrial Stove revolutionising cooking in Sri Lanka Dr Gamini Goonetilleke: Experiences of being a surgeon in a war zone – by Muqaddasa Wahid A migrant’s story – ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 30th March 2022 – 9th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “VEDDAS WANDER” – by Des Kelly Dr Padmini Howpage – She is a Srilankan Australian. Why does this matter ? KatchaMusic – 13 Years in the Making – Kat & Cha COVID SAFE PRINCIPLES FOR YOUR WORKERS, CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITIES FINANCIAL, WELLBEING. GRANTS AND OTHER SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO BUSINESS OWNERS – PRESENTED BY AUSTRALIA SRI LANKA BUSINESS COUNCIL & AUSTRALIA SOUTH ASIA SOCIETY ( WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 2022 – 7 – 8pm) MARIAZELLE OF ‘KANDY LAMISSI’ FAME SUSTAINS STARDOM WITH UNBLEMISHED MELODIOUS VOICE – by Sunil Thenabadu 20 March 2022 to 30 June 2022 Pension Rates Charts – Australia Australian Academy of Science medal for geotechnical engineer Dr Samintha Perera Fond memories! The great school by the sea – during a bygone era! ...

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