eLanka Newsletter – 22nd December 2021 – 7th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter CEYLON CHRISTMAS CHEER – by Des Kelly Christmas carols – an instrumental presentation by Shanti Hyacinth Senadeera Calling by Lucky Navaratne – Appreciation and a Tribute to all the De La Salle Christian Brothers Vale a true sporting legend of Sri Lanka and St Peters, our dear friend Royden De Silva – By Lawrence Machado Bonny an effervescent voyage in celebrity as a vocalist/entertainer for decades – by Sunil Thenabadu Bonny an effervescent voyage in celebrity as a vocalist/entertainer for decades – by Sunil Thenabadu All I want for Christmas…-By Somasiri Devendra AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2021 TASMANIAN TRAGEDY by Des Kelly Gas Maaru Pethi Choru by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 84 17 12 2021 Health ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 19th December 2021 – 6th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Silent Night – the origin of the hymn – by Des Kelly Josephians take honours in drawn 87th Encounter of the “Battle of the Saints”By: Upali Obeyesekere – Josephian-Peterite News Network First Sri Lankan Calypso Band in Sydney – playing at a recent Christmas party of University of Colombo Alumni Association of NSW on 12th December 2021 The World in Turmoil – Ecologically; Spiritually; Economically; and Politically – by Noor Rahim Sawasangeetha – We Are Sri Lanka And We Stand Together by Oscar E V Fernando SUNDAY CHOICE – Jesus is the reason for the season. Unmada Prema Geeya (උන්මාද ප්‍රේම ගීය) – BNS x Yohani ft. Kaizer Kaiz | Official Music Video Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 84 17 12 2021 ​ A ...

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“Have faith in Sri Lanka and raise the bar for her ” – Hiran Cooray-BY RANDIMA ATTYGALLE Source:Island In an interview with the Sunday Island, Hiran Cooray, Chairman, Jetwing Symphony PLC and the Chair of the Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Tourism, moots a sustainable branding campaign to position Sri Lanka as a destination like no other while encouraging the industry to go off-the-beaten-track in promoting less traversed parts of the country. The hospitality leader who takes prides in our innate skills calls on fellow Lankans to stand by the island in these turbulent times and contribute to recovery as partners in development. Q: How do you see the Lankan tourism picture in these testing times? A: The situation right now is much better than it was and we can have hope. Since last October Lankans started traveling and we also started receiving small numbers of foreign tourists those small ...

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