eLanka Newsletter – July 1st edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter 1959 All-Island Inter-school Basketball Championships : About the team, the coach and the Polka Dot Jerseys – From Doug Jones “FORBIDDEN FACTS” – By Des Kelly SRI LANKA NEWS – JUNE 2020 – by Victor Melder New age poetess: Shiroma Perera-Nathan – Story: Marie Pietersz (The Write Touch), Melbourne (Pictures: Shiroma P-N) Do you ignore symptoms of sickness and go to work? 31 TV Interview with Dr. Sam Sri Lankan Woman Creates History in Global Management Accounting Profession Silver Aisle Gifting – An Exclusive Gifting Service for All Occasions Health & Views –June 2020 – 3rd issue By Harold Gunatillake Sri Lanka’s Musical ‘Choon Paan’ Bread Trucks – By Zinara Rathnayake Sri Lankan Street Food by Dish (Sydney) – YOUR TASTE BUDS TOUR OF SRI LANKA ...

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eLanka Newsletter – June 3rd edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Kerrigan La-Brooy – Not One but Two Gospel Albums! “NOTHING BETTER” – By Des Kelly Helping keep us connected while we’re apart – Telstra GROWING UP IN NAWALAPITIYA : WORLD WAR 11–DAYS OF DARKNESS & JOYS OF BOYHOOD: Memories of yesteryear – by G.A.D.Sirimal CENTENARIAN WITH A DIFFERENCE: By Joe Van Langenberg According to Matthew 2018 – Sinhala movie starring Jacqueline Fernandez & Alston Koch – Film by Chandran Rutnam | Deshabandu Anura Tennekoon launches his Autobiography at SSC Health & Views –June 2020 – 1st issue By Harold Gunatillake Dish Sri Lankan Street Food – Regional Sri Lankan lunch served on banana leaves..starting from 14th June Megha Wijewardane – NASA Junior Ambassador Hugh Aldons at 95- A Tribute by his nephew Roger – Hugh was ...

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eLanka Newsletter: February 2020 3rd edition: Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Cricket: Sri Lanka’s women’s squad in Melbourne “AN ALPINE LOVE AFFAIRE” By Des Kelly Sri Lanka need major overhaul of form to make an impression in Australia Sri Lankan-Australian singer Jordan-Ravi in the mix for Eurovision as Australia Decides who will represent Australia at the song contest How corporate Australia is tackling the mental health crisis Media release from NSW Health on novel coronavirus regarding symptoms and false reports. Gladstone Park, Hume Sri Lanka Senior Association, two day trip to Mt. Gambia Let’s talk about buying Fish, today – Written by Dr. Harold Gunatillake “THE NAME SAYS IT ALL” – By Des Kelly Click below for events ...

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  Health benefits of Parsley- grow your own on your balcony – By Harold Gunatillake Also surf my website: www.Doctorharold.com Overview There are many health benefits and uses of Parsley. You could grow them in pots on your balcony- needs full sun and needs watering daily. This is a herbal plant native to the Mediterranean. There are two most common kinds- French curly and Italian flat-leaf. Today, it is widely used to treat high blood pressure, allergies, and inflammatory diseases due to the health benefits of its micronutrients. Please watch the video and enjoy with your family and friends.   ...

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eLanka Newsletter: December 2019 5th edition: Sri Lankans in Australia – Merry Christmas! Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter STC OBA NSW/ACT Carol Service Report 2019 “FUTURE KING GEORGE VII” – By Des Kelly Sri Lanka oarswomen bring home first Asian medal Christmas Day Lunch – Presented by the BLUE ELEPHANT – X ‘MAS LUNCH WITH HOPPERS – video by Harold Gunatillake Seasons Greetings from Former Consul General – Lal Wickrematunge Australia’s Different starts operations in Sri Lanka Health & Views –December 2019 – 3rd issue By Harold Gunatillake High Commission of Sri Lanka in Canberra Celebrates Christmas Hume Sri Lanka Senior Association Gladstone Park – trip to Nagambie Click below for events ...

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eLanka Newsletter: December 2019 4th edition: Sri Lankans in Australia – Merry Christmas! Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Function organised by the Consul General for Sri Lanka in Sydney – video by Harold Gunatillake “IT’S BEEN A WONDERFUL YEAR” – By Des Kelly Watch Cricket Highlights – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2019 2nd Test Match – Dec 2019 Christmas Cheer-With Turkey and Beer! – BY Oscar E V Fernando Why Melbourne is called, “Little Ceylon” – By Dr harold Gunatillake-FRCS,FICS,FIACS,AM(Sing),MB,BS (Cey) – Health editor Why Melbourne is called, “Little Ceylon” – By Dr harold Gunatillake-FRCS,FICS,FIACS,AM(Sing),MB,BS (Cey) – Health editor Dr.Harold Gunatillake’s 90th Birthday party Exclusive: Raghuram Rajan explains how to fix the economy Health & Views – December 2019 – 2nd issue By Harold Gunatillake Kindness in Action-Be Kind this Christmas – By Oscar E V Fernando Click below for events ...

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eLanka Newsletter: December 2019 3rd edition: Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Devi Balika ‘Maroon & Silver Night 2019’ By Dr Minoka Jayatileke, on behalf of Devi committee (Photos by Roy Grafix) “A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY” – By Des Kelly South Asian Games 2019 – Kathmandu – Womens 4X400 Relay – what a win for Sri Lanka! A rare unique novel written by a retired Administrative services officer, worth making a handbook for all Government servants…………Nimal Sedera Photos from the Food Fair organised by The Federation of Sri Lanka Organization In Qld – to Raise Funds to send Hospital Beds to Sri Lanka. Watch Cricket Highlights – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka December 2019 Sri Lankan Born Kerrigan La-Brooy Wins Victorian Leadership Award & Attracts Thousands to Gethsemane’s 2019 Clyde Carols by Candlelight Health & Views –December 2019 – 1st issue ...

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DR HAROLD GUNATILLAKE – By – Agnes Thambynayagam Dr Harold Gunatillake is a humanitarian who tirelessly publishes Health and Views publication every week and circulates to nearly six thousand Sri Lankan expatriates who live all over the world. I came to know Doctor Harold in April 2013 when a Sri Lankan forwarded me Harold’s Health and Views publication. The publication not only carried health advice but also news about Sri Lankans who were affected by civil war. There was a story about Jaffna where I grew up and studied in the issue that I first received. We became friends when I started sending my comments to Harold on his publication. Harold was born on December 7, 1929 at Hapugala in the suburb of Galle, Sri Lanka. He is two years younger than my mother in law and eight years younger than my mother. So, initially, I started calling him uncle ...

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    Do Sri Lankans & others living in tropical countries need calcium and vitamin D supplements? – by Harold Gunatillake If you suffer from Osteoporosis, common cause of chronic aches & pain as you age,see your doctor. He or she will do bone density nuclear studies and Bone Mineral Densitometry (DEXA). Website: www.doctorharold.com There is no need for any healthy active person to take calcium supplements daily, because you take enough in your milk and other dairy products, leafy greens, seafood, legumes, dried fruits, tofu and various foods that are fortified with calcium. This is because taking calcium supplements lacks the effectiveness to prevent fractures in old people. Taking daily calcium supplements may produce constipation. Professor Ian Reid and Associate Professor Mark Boland of University of Auckland once wrote that calcium supplements were not needed in healthy individuals, nor were they required in most people being treated for osteoporosis. ...

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  Reminiscing – By Harold Gunatillake   “When I was 15, a man of thirty I would call ‘Uncle” because he was old to me and through a mark of traditional respect. When I became fifty, a man of ninety was very old to me. But on the 7th of December this year, I would be ninety and I don’t feel old. Joan Collins said, ”Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine”. Some of my friends say, ”I am only 18 and the rest 72 is experience”. I was born in a little hamlet called “Hapugala” in the Galle district, and at the age of 4, my family migrated to the hill capital-Kandy 1,700 ft above sea level. That’s we are still, except my second life in Sydney, Australia. Dec. 7th 1929, happened to be a Saturday, and this year ...

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