eLanka Newsletter – 22nd March 2023 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter SIGIRIYA ROCK FORTRESS – by Des Kelly Remembering Sunil C de Silva – A man for all seasons (30 January 1941 – 28 February 2021) – By Niranjan Selvadurai New Zealand crush hopeless Sri Lanka to make it a clean sweep. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Thanks giving Service for the late Rev Neville Koch – 26th March 2023 ABSC INC. HOLDS MEDIA CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE EKONOMOS, ISSUE 4, 2023 Augo Paiva The Legend of CR & FC, Longden Pace, Colombo 7 – Photos thanks to Joe Paiva The economy During Kurunegala was the Capital. – By Dr Tilak S. Fernando AIR POWER AND ITS POLITICAL & ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. – BY: GROUP CAPTAIN (Rtd.) NOOR R. RAHIM Health & Views ...

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Book in honour of Maithri Panagoda Source:-sundayobserver Publication – Pursing a vision of Justice, Essays in Honour of Maithri Panagoda – a Biography Editor – Senaka Weerarathna Publisher – Vijitha Yapa Publications Reviewed by – Advocate, Dr. Namel Weeramuni “Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief – resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgement you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer” – Abraham Lincoln – Notes for lecture, circa July 1, 1850 Inherently Maithri Panagoda fits to this characteristic without any reservation. His behaviour and actions are beyond doubt. Everything about him is evident in this book titled “Pursuing a Vision of Justice.” The book, edited by Senaka Weerarathna, is composed in 15 Parts and 30 Chapters which are written as Essays in Honour of Maithri Panagoda. Its Forward has been ...

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Senaka Weeraratna requests DRS ownership from ICC Source:Sundaytimes Senaka Weeraratna, who is claiming ownership of the widely used Decision Review System (DRS), had written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay through Carroll and O’Dea, a Sydney based law firm, requesting the ICC to accept his claim. The letter seeks the acknowledgment of the ownership of the concept of DRS as the basic idea of underlying DRS namely ‘Player Referral’ was claimed to have been conceived by Weeraratne as far back as 1997 and the elements of the currently used DRS have been adopted from the ideas written and published by the latter. ...

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Pursuing a Vision of Justice Title: Pursuing a Vision of Justice: Essays in honour of Maithri Panagoda Editor: Senaka Weeraratna Publisher: Vijitha Yapa Publications, 484 pages, price: Rs 5900 Reviewed by Thiru Arumugam Source : island Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA) Member Maithri Panagoda is a lawyer practising in Sydney and this book is a collection of essays by judges, colleagues, academics, diplomats, historians, family and friends, about his life, times and work, compiled and edited by Senaka Weeraratna, a friend of his since their law faculty days at the University of Ceylon. Of the 25 essay contributors in the book, six are members of CSA. The Sydney launch of the book was on September 30, 2022 in the Strangers Room of New South Wales (NSW) Parliament with Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley, the State Governor, as the Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker. Maithri grew up in the village of ...

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Pursuing a Vision of Justice-by Hanaan Indari Source:Codea “Pursuing a Vision of Justice”, a collection of 25 essays by judges, academics, historians, diplomats, colleagues, friends and family, was launched on 30 September 2022 in the Parliament House in Sydney. The book, edited by lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, narrates the extraordinary life and legal career of Maithri Panagoda. Consisting of over 500 pages and more than 100 photographs, the book covers Maithri’s life, growing up in Sri Lanka in the 1950’s, his tertiary education at Ananda College and University of Ceylon, higher studies in England and move to Australia at the age of 31. There is a fascinating account of his early work in Dubbo for the Western Aboriginal Legal Service which laid the foundation for his historic legal advocacy for members of the Stolen Generations and families of Aboriginal deaths in custody. ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 20th April 2022 – 6th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “LAMPRAIS TO THE FORE” – by Des Kelly Rozanne De Silva celebrates her milestone 50th – an extravagant birthday bash thrown by Jude De Silva for wife Rozanne – by Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne) Accountant, comic, and MasterChef: Dilruk Jayasinha’s curious journey to comedy – by Jessica Taylor Yates Kaha Sivurata Kandulak | කහ සිවුරට කඳුලක් | Sinhala Song – song composition by Maithri Panagoda | Sung by veteran singer Edward Jayakody Bachi Susan with deep bass voice is a phenomenal exceptional sought after vocalist at apex of fame -by Sunil Thenabadu Health & Views April 2nd issue 2022 – by Dr harold Gunatillake VISHARADA JAGATH WICKREMASINGHE REPUTED VOCALIST ,MUSICIAN AT THE SUMMIT OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Music to my ears Sohan ...

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MAITHRI PANAGODA UNDISPUTED LEGAL PRODIGY IN  NSW OF SRI LANKAN ORIGIN, FORMER DIRECTOR OF LANKAVISION, FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF SLE, PATRON OF MUTHUHARA OF SLRC, FOUNDING MEMBER OF OLD ANANDIANS ASSOCIATION NSW – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo source: Sydney University Maithri Panagoda is one of Australia’s prominent litigation lawyers. Educated in both Sydney and Sri Lanka, Maithri has over 40 years skill in lawsuit and dispute resolution. The Law Society of NSW accredits him as an accredited specialist in personal injury law.   Maithri practiced as a lawyer in Dubbo, a city in the Orana region in NSW, for nearly 10 years before joining Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers in 1991. He worked with the Western Aboriginal Legal Service and since joining Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers he has renewed his passion for representing the Aboriginal people. He has been involved in many compensation claims brought by members of the Stolen Generation.   Fluent in Sinhalese, Maithri is involved in various ...

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Sri Lanka Association of NSW – Public Talk and Discussion Forum The inaugural  session of  the Public Talk and Discussion Forum was conducted under the auspices of Sri Lanka Association of  NSW (SLA)  at the Seniors’ Open Day on recently at Learning and Leisure Centre Pennant Hills. The Talk was on  “Elder Law” –  Legal issues relevant to Seniors Citizens. The speaker was  Mr Maithri Panagoda  Senior Partner, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers Sydney,  Adjunct Professor of  Law, University of Notre Dame. Mr. Kithsiri Senadeera a former SLA ex-co member who initiated this Public Talk and Discussion Forum in his welcome speech  thanked Dr Seneviratne Banda for initiating the monthly Seniors’ Get-together and Mr. Sam Masachchi the President, SLA for implementing  the project immediately and others who supported him. He explained  the purpose of this Forum as to have a continuous  learning  process for elders  and to  disseminate knowledge in diverse fields ...

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