eLanka Newsletter – 6th March 2022 – 2nd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter VALE’ SHANE WARNE – By Des Kelly Shane Warne…a legacy hard to parallel – By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne Cricket legend Shane Warne dead at 52 of suspected heart attack in Thailand By Upali Obeyesekere AN ODE TO MARSHIE & WARNIE – by Robin Daniel Blue Ocean Group builds to last Missive on Lent – by Oscar E V Fernando Vale the great Shane Warne – Lawrence Machado Shane Warne. Legend. An extraordinary innings ended far too soon. Vale. – by Anthony Albanese SUNDAY CHOICE LAHIRU PERERA OF LA SIGNORE IDENTITY A SIGNATURE MUSICIAN AT THE SUMMIT OF CELEBRITY – by Sunil Thenabadu SLNSWCA Building Project – “LANKA MATHA” Fond memories of old Colombo city-by HM NISSANKA WARAKAULLE Tourism…are we on the right ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 27th February 2022 – 8th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “CONFUCIUS DID NOT SAY” – by Des Kelly Dilan Jayasekara – Emerging ICT Professional Of the Year 2022 – Nominee – Australian Computer Society US AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE TO SRI LANKA, H.E JULIE CHUNG MEETS FOR A VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SRI LANKAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HOSTED BY SLF INTERNATIONAL, USA Ishan, Shreyas fifties set up 62-run win for India New Wine (Grace of Pentecost) – by Lakshman Navaratne Queen recognises Sri Lankan charity founder with Commonwealth Points of Light award Good News From Jayam March 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Dilan, who is among the finalists of ACS’s Emerging IT Professional of the Year award speaks to the SBS Sinhala ANGER – The Bane of our Lives – by Noor Rahim 50 ...

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The Role of Divestments in Overcoming Present Economic Challenges – by Imesha Dissanayake Source:Sri Lanka Guardian Divestiture can bring in investors with the capacity to invest in expansions. The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has very ambitious plans for the country’s economic transformation including an economic growth expectation of more than 6% during five-year period of 2022-2027. The national budget announced in 2022, forecasts public investments to be at 5.1% of GDP. A similar figure was announced during the last budget as well where it was targeted at 5.4% of GDP but currently the estimate for 2021 is at 3.5%. The total tax revenue estimated in the national budget was an optimistic expectation as well with a growth projection of 50% (LKR 662 billion) in 2022. This is far more than what past budgets had also projected. This increase in revenue is expected to reduce the budget deficit as a percentage of ...

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