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Sinhalese Cultural Centre Declared Open! – Your Support is Vital! It was a momentous occasion for the Sinhalese community in Sydney, Australia in particular, and for all Sri Lankans living outside Sri Lanka in general, when the ‘Sinhalese Cultural Centre’ was declared open on the 18th of April 2021, in Seven Hills, Sydney Australia by the Hon. Lakshman Hulugalle, Consul-General for Sri Lanka in Sydney. The Sinhalese Cultural Centre is a result of the vision “a place of our own” of the Sinhalese Cultural Forum of NSW Inc (SCF). The Sinhalese Cultural Centre is a result of the SCF Building Fund accumulated over a long period, great JanaShakthi Contributions and other donations by the members of the community and community organisations AND great work by our Volunteers – Thank You All!. We, the SCC Team greatly appreciate your support! The Sinhalese Cultural Centre opening ceremony was filled to the ...

May 13, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Consul-General for Sri Lanka in Sydney, Covid 19, Lakshman Hulugalle, Sinhalese community in Sydney, Sinhalese Cultural Centre

MONLAR draws attention to ticking COVID time bomb in plantations-By Rathindra Kuruwita Source:Island A large number of estate workers had been diagnosed with COVID-19, and given the generally congested living environment and lack of health facilities on plantations, the entire estate sector was a ticking time bomb, Moderator of the Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) Chinthaka Rajapakshe said yesterday. Rajapakshe told The Island that the latest outbreak on the estates had occurred after the return of some persons from Colombo during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. ...

May 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chinthaka Rajapakshe, Covid 19

Anglicans elect migrant, former-Buddhist, person of colour as Archbishop of Sydney By Michael Koziol Source:-https://www.smh.com.au/ The Anglican diocese of Sydney has elected its first person of colour Archbishop, Kanishka Raffel, at a time of significant division in the broader church over the blessing of same-sex couples. The vote on Thursday night was an emphatic win for the 56-year-old, who was born in the United Kingdom to Sri Lankan parents and emigrated to Australia at age seven. Just six months later his father died from a heart attack. The young Kanishka was raised by “a single mother migrant lady in a place where we had no family”. Archbishop-elect Raffel is unusual in another way: he was raised Buddhist. It was only while at the University of Sydney studying arts and law that he engaged with Christian friends about their faith, read the Gospel of John and converted religion. “It was ...

May 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Covid 19, Kanishka Raffel, Michael Koziol, University of Sydney

Budget plan: Australia to open borders next year to bring back migrants-By David Crowe Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in the Senate courtyard at Parliament House Source:Theage Australia will open its borders next year in a budget plan to bring back migrants and speed up the economic recovery, amid federal government fears that growth cannot be sustained if travellers are kept away and citizens kept at home. In a key warning against closed borders, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he believed in restoring migration to the levels seen before the pandemic as soon as the government’s health experts declared it possible. ...

May 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Covid 19, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

Wishing you a safe and happy Eid-Al-Fitr’ – NSW Health and MHCS Eid Al-Fitr is commonly known as the festival of breaking of the fast and marks the end of Ramadan Mubarak. In 2021, Eid-Al-Fitr will be celebrated in Sydney on Thursday, 13 May. Dates may vary according to moon sighting NSW Health and the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (MHCS) in partnership with the Multicultural Health Service in Western Sydney Local Health District have produced the ‘Stay COVID-safe this Ramadan’ Video message in English from Religious and Community Leaders – to help remind people to celebrate Ramadan in a COVID-safe way. NSW Health and MHCS have also developed ‘Wishing you a safe and happy Eid-Al-Fitr’ social media tiles in English and multiple languages to remind everyone to please keep the community safe – even if you have mild COVID-19 symptoms, get tested and stay at home until you get a negative test result. It would ...

May 7, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Covid 19, MHCS, Multicultural Health Communication Service, NSW, Ramadan, Western Sydney Local Health District

Vacciness Potential Dangers and Blood Clots- Dr Harold Gunatillake In February 2021, Professor Sucharit Bhakdi, M.D. and a few his colleagues warned the European Medicines Agency about the potential danger of blood clots and cerebral vein thrombosis in millions of people receiving experimental gene-based injection The first case of CVT after AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine was detected in a woman, 37-year-old in Norway. CAT scan had shown the brain clot, when admitted to the ED in the hospital. It was also found that the platelet count was also incredibly low. She died after two days. This was one of 16 cases reported. In the 16 cases reported the researchers found one or two thrombotic, i.e., clotting events such as cerebral venous thrombosis-referred to as CVT: some had internal visceral organs vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism-meaning a clot from elsewhere in the lungs, 6 of them had died. Five of them had multiple ...

May 6, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Covid 19, Professor Sucharit Bhakdi

How to Show Kindness During Hard Times – by Christiana Jolaoso “In a world where you can be anything – be kind.” Everyone needs a sense of connection to someone or a community. And it is kindness, service, and care that build a community. In a time like this, when COVID-19 makes people feel a sense of disconnection, we need to show kindness to each other. Take a look around you; there are many ways to help others. That older man stays alone in a big house. His neighbor is too busy to mow their lawn, and that friend can’t find time for grocery shopping. Reach out to them. It’s the little things that matter. Here’s a little secret… Showing kindness in your time of need may be all you need to shrink your problems. This means that the satisfaction we get from helping people is good for our ...

May 6, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Christiana Jolaoso, Covid 19, Kindness During Hard Times

SL reports highest daily COVID-19 case total for the fifth consecutive day Source:Dailynews The highest number of COVID-19 patients were reported today in Sri Lanka with 1662 new infections, stated the Epidemiology Unit. ...

May 5, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Covid 19

Reflections on the Pandemic – a British Perspective by Dr Remy Perumal MBBS FRCP (Lond) FACP, Dip. In Journalism (LSJ) Retired Consultant Physician & Freelance Journalist This Pandemic has claimed numerous lives! Over half a million lives lost each in the United States of America & Brazil with the United Kingdom at just over 127,000. Of those lost in the UK were significant number of Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare workers. Many Consultants and senior clinicians, were amongst those, including the Registrar of the Royal College of Physicians of London, himself a prominent Nephrologist. In addition to the human cost, the borrowing binge, to keep the country afloat during the Pandemic means, there is a terrifying National debt which must eventually be repaid. “Stay home, save the NHS, save lives” has been our recurring refrain. Yet, hospitals were inundated with ill Covid patients. The National Health Service which was ...

Apr 19, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Covid 19, Royal College of Physicians of London, United Kingdom, United States of America

Women in Management Sri Lanka – Canada Chapter presents Covid-19 – Facts & Information Source:-timeslanka Women in Management Sri Lanka – Canada Chapter presents Covid-19 – Facts & Information This presentation was conceptualized, developed and launched online via zoom calls by Mrs. Damindra Dias and Dr. Ramya Fernando on behalf of Women in Management Sri Lanka – Canada Chapter. HERE ARE THE DETAILS. 1) The title of the program: Covid 19 – Facts and Information 2) Main purpose: To support our community living in Ontario, Canada to cope with challenges posed by Covid 19 pandemic 3) There are three sections in the program. They are as follows; – On how best to cope with mental health during Covid 19 – On how balanced nutrition and lifestyle changes can help children, adults and diabetics live healthy during Covid 19 – On how religion and faith can guide you during Covid 19 ...

Apr 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Bhante Saranapala, Covid 19, Dr. Ramya Fernando, Nishadi Waidyaratne, Priyanjali de Soysa, Women in Management Sri Lanka