eLanka Newsletter – 31st December 2023 – 9th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter SCATS NSW OVER TWO DECADES HAS BEEN IN ACTIVE EXISTENCE Gospel Truth – By Lakshman Navaratne Paceman hold the key to a titanic struggle at the MCG – Cummins, Hamza and Afridi hold the key. Lyon will have a say on uneven track. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) Johann Jayasinha – Feeling privileged to be hosted by Cricket Australia at the Harrison Room on Day 3 of Pakisatan vs Autralia Test Match at the MCG (Melbourne) Australia and Pakistan in ding dong battle in a MCG Test cliff- hanger. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) SUNDAY CHOICE – Let this message be your “Anchor of Trust” for 2024 – By Charles Schokman “Lion City” – ‘Isle at ...

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Renowned medical practitioner turned music maker – By Sunil Thenabadu Dr. Kanchanamala Ranasinghe presents ‘Sanda Pahan Re’ An evening of music, ‘Sanda Pahan Re’, a collection of new songs sung by Kanchanamala Ranasinghe will be performed at 7 pm on January 7, at Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. A medical practitioner by profession, Dr. Kanchanamala Ranasinghe, currently domiciled in Australia, will perform at ‘Sanda Pahan Re’ with her 16 new songs and guest performances will be by musician /guitarist Nalaka Anjana Kumara. He is scheduled to sing three songs in addition to his instrumental presentation. ‘Sanda Pahan Re’ musical show will be presented by award winning lyricist, renowned writer Narada Wijayasuriya and choreography by Geeth Premachnadra and Swarnamali. All the original songs performed at ‘Sanda Pahan Re’ are penned by veteran lyricists  Rathna Sri Wijesinghe, Lucian Bulathsinghala, Sunil R. Gamage, Yamuna Malini, Bandula Nanayakkarawasam, Narada Wijesuriya, Nayanasena Wanninayake and a number ...

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KANCHANAMALA (KANCHI) RANASINGHE-MULTIFACETED GENIUS HIGHLY QUALIFIED MEDICAL DOCTOR ,LECTURER,VOCALIST,CHARITY WORKER, DRAMTIST IN SINHABAHU AT PEAK OF CELEBRITY – BY SUNIL THENABADU Dr Kanchanamala Ranasinghe known popularly as Kanchi among her family,friends, patients and admirers is a multifaceted authoritarian charisma has at her relatively young age navigated over many traits as a consultant clinical doctor for which she has the highest post graduate certification,  Kanchi with her multifaceted competences, traits, and talents retain a diverse temperament with expertise in multiple fields. Kanchi has immense hereditary affiliations inherited from her parents who were both scholars and dramatists. The duo Malini and Terrence Ranasinghe then residents of Peradeniya both have honorary degrees in Biology and Arts from the University of Peradeniya .Mother Malini had been selected to the medical faculty in Colombo, as then there had been only this solitary medical faculty in Sri Lanka , her parents had objected to accepting this offer as she had to ...

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 FSOQ: Supporting Brisbane doctors’ initiative to help Sri Lanka with urgent medical supplies Cancer drugs, Insulin, antibiotics, anaesthetics and emergency medications are in short-supply and urgently needed! The following team of doctors in Brisbane are in contact with the MSD (Medical Supplies Division) of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka to donate these drugs immediately through pre- approved suppliers. Dr. Kanchanamala Ranasinghe Dr. Akila Samarakkody Dr. Sisira Gunaratne We request your support for this urgent appeal! We will pay the suppliers direct and the MSD will distribute these supplies to public hospitals on a priority basis. For more info: Jayantha Weerasekera FSOQ 0422368851; Sidath Wijethunga 0470107509; Nande Tennekoon, FSOQ; 0423845669 Uditha Manage, SAQ 0402143051. Please contribute to the following FSOQ account. Please indicate your name and reference: ‘medical supplies’ Account Name: Federation of Sri Lankan organisations of Queensland Inc FSOQ Bank: Suncorp bank BSB: 484- 799 Account Number: 506548040 CONTACT: ...

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