eLanka Newsletter – 25th August 2021 – 8th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Legends give up leisure time to help rural kids improve spoken English skills Hon. Consul for Sri Lankan in Queensland Australia; Anton Swan – Bust Unveiling of Uri Gagarin Russian Astronaut with the Lord Mayor of Brisbane Adrian Schinner Russian Consul General Irina Bruk and other Consuls “A PIANIST TO BE PROUD OF” – By Des Kelly DEMISE OF MANGALA SAMARAWEERA – OUTSPOKEN MATARA DISTRICT MAVERICK POLITICIAN & FORMER MINISTER By: Upali Obeyesekere – With files from International Media Sri Lanka former finance minister Mangala Samaraweera passes away Koch…more to crow about Loving kindness costs nothing “The world’s largest aircraft repair center was built on my instructions” – Nipuni Karunaratne – by Upali Obeyesekere PEER Servants – 2021 Lydia Award Stories THE UNSUNG ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 4th August 2021 – 2nd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter CLARENCE WIJEWARDENA – By Des Kelly (Editor-In-Chief) eLanka COVID-19 Resources in Sinhalese & Tamil SRI LANKA NEWS (JULY 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder History of Cricket – CRICKET INTERNATIONAL 360 – by Upali Obeyesekere Was Ravana a demonic king?; Brahmins of Sri Lanka | Lost & Forgotten RIP ARDEN NELSON – by Upali Obeyesekere SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (JULY 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder You and Me – by Lalith Paranavitana Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 64 30.07.2021 What is your preferred Jab?-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Maha Maluwa (Great Terrace) – steeped in history and legend By Arundathie Abeysinghe The art of building new content: Generative AI By Aditya Abeysinghe The Journey – by Somabandhu Kodikara “ADVICE FROM ELVIS” – by Des Kelly Danno ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 1st August 2021 – 1st Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “HALFWAY TO A HUNDRED” – By Des Kelly COVID-19 Resources in Sinhalese & Tamil Killi will loom even larger in death than in life Watch Cricket T20 International Highlights – Sri Lanka vs India – July 2021 How to VISUALIZE Achieving What You Want Linh Pod discussion with her life coach – Uma Panch What’s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (JULY 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder Trinity College OBA Communications-Melbourne, Australia Elvis Lives 25th Anniversary Concert – by : Patrick Ranasinghe “KELLY KLASSICS” FOR eLANKA – By Des Kelly Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 64 30.07.2021 Importance of knowing your Lymphatic system in the present COVID Endemic-by Harold Gunatillake Maha Maluwa (Great Terrace) – steeped in history and ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 28 July 2021 – 8th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “OLD FRIENDS” – By Des Kelly The last rites of the late Raja Mahendran, Chairman of the Capital Maharaja Group performed British girl, born to Sri Lankan parents wins ‘Miss International U.K. 2021/2022’ title Tourism, investment and trade promoted – Consul General Hulugalle By Kathya De Silva Senarath 2021 Sri Lanka Day Expo & Parade Goes Global QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2021 NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST INCLUDES SEVERAL BRITISH-SRI LANKANS – BY UPALI OBEYESEKERE Kandy sports lovers mourn Elmo Rodrigopulle’s death-By Hafiz Marikar “Kelly Klassics” – Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose” – By Dwight Yoakam Telecoms finance leader: Storytelling is not just for salespeople-By Swati Sanyal Tarafdar Olympics Ready: The Sri Lankan Team Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 63 23.07.21 Health ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 18 July 2021 – 5th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “DEFINITELY DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS” – By Des Kelly Dr. Jagath Wellawatta to be appointed HC to Australia My Days in the Boarding School of St. Joseph’s College – By Jayam Rutnam Another Koch heading for double success! Many Happy Returns of the Day – Desmond De Silva from eLanka! Where To Follow Each Contestant From ‘The Bachelor’ Australia 2021 On Instagram Tehani Chandrasena wins prestigious Zonta award MEMORIES R MADE OF THIS – PHOTO OF THE PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE OLD JOES SPORTS CLUB iLead International Women’s Day Event Sri Lanka (Video by Roar.lk) The Suntharalingam Family’s Journey: Sri Lanka to Australia Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 62 16.07.2021 Health & Views July 2nd issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Strategic significance of Trincomalee ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 14 July 2021 – 4th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Ten guitars! – By Des Kelly Many Happy Returns of the Day – Desmond De Silva from eLanka! Farah Rumy becomes the first Sri Lankan woman elected to a Swiss Cantonal Parliament. Rotary Club of Colombo Port City – General Meeting on 7 July 2021 – Former High Commissioner to Australia, Somasundaram Skandakumar delivers the Keynote Address NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service – Stay at Home – NSW – in English, Sinhala and Tamil Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 61 09.07.2021 ‘lambda’ coronavirus variant -classified as variant of interest-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Rajapihilla in Kandy – royal resplendence of yesteryear By Arundathie Abeysinghe Hyperautomation: Article 3 of a series of articles on Hyperautomation By Aditya Abeysinghe Railways of Ceylon and the old world – ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 11 July 2021 – 3rd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “AGE, IS SIMPLY A NUMBER” – By Des Kelly Rotary Club of Colombo Port City – General Meeting on 7 July 2021 – Former High Commissioner to Australia, Somasundaram Skandakumar delivers the Keynote Address Tribute to my dear Uncle James Henry Lanerolle (James Mama)-by Savanthi de Silva New Order issued under Foreign Exchange Act to Preserve the Foreign Exchange Position of Sri Lanka His humaneness went hand in hand with his expertise as a surgeon – PROF C. BARR KUMARAKULASINGHE – by M. Karalasingham Warden’s Letter to Old Boys – July 2021 Ambassadors’ Forum presents Foreign Policy Perspectives by the Secretary of the Forum former Diplomat Jeff Goonewardena on behalf of the Forum COVID EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES Aakash ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 07 July 2021 – 2nd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “A FAMOUS PETERITE” – by Des Kelly MADAM JUSTICE TAMARA SUGUNASIRI – MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA ANNOUNCES JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO – By: Upali Obeyesekere – Canada-Sri Lanka NEWS NETWORK Ambassadors’ Forum presents Foreign Policy Perspectives by the Secretary of the Forum former Diplomat Jeff Goonewardena on behalf of the Forum Brisbane 4EB Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – July 2021 Sandra Jackson – A Tribute – By Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne) Port City meant to ‘Slay Two Birds with One Stone’-by Trevor Jayetileke Aakash Sri Lanka – Enabling Green Economies Horse rider Mathilda Karlsson to represent Sri Lanka in Tokyo-by KASUN IRUGALBANDARA Pfizer and AstraZeneca are winners of vaccines, But Pfizer vaccine offers longer-term protection-by Dr ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 30 June 2021 – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “MAWKISH HUMOUR” Watch England v Sri Lanka ODI Cricket Highlights June 2021 Humanitarian Project – Distribution of essentials to the flood victims – In collaboration with AAKASH GREEN and THILANKA HOTELS AND RESORTS One of the best batches of the best school! – One of the best batches at RC -The 49 Group – By D.S.Sivapragasam, Canada Central Bank Governor’s Statement on Foreign Currency Liquidity in Domestic Market Obituary: Ranjitham (Ranji) Annama Ariathurai Uncertainty of life: Remembering three ‘Nangis-By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Campaign to send ICU Beds to Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan Community In Brisbane – update My PhD Journey – by Uma Panch A murder that shook the country; Burmese in Ceylon | Lost & Forgotten Watch T20 Cricket Highlights – England v ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 27 June 2021 – 4th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “INTO THE SUNSET” – By Des Kelly Thomians in Sydney break free Night – June 19 – 2021 – A collection of Photos and Videos from a great evening Immigration Minister issues bridging visas to Sri Lankan Tamil family-By Jade Macmillan Kerrigan La-Brooy’s latest single Glorious Day goes Gold and Platinum in only its 2nd week of release Humanitarian Project – Distribution of essentials to the flood victims – In collaboration with AAKASH GREEN and THILANKA HOTELS AND RESORTS COVID-19 vaccine rollout advice in English, Sinhala (සිංහල) and Tamil (தமிழ்) Cricket T20 Highlights – England v Sri Lanka 2nd T20 – 25 June 2021 102nd St. Joseph’s College Colombo Old Boys’ Union Virtual AGM – Sunday 27 June 2021 Gavaskar says Sanga was ...

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