eLanka Newsletter – 3rd December 2023 – 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Mitchell Marsh eagerly anticipates West Test at Perth Stadium We’ll ensure not to discuss on field plans in Urdu in front of Usman Khawaja, Hasan Ali Adelaide Strikers defeated Brisbane Heat in a last ball thriller by 3 runs to successfully defend WBBL title Holy Family Convent, Colombo PPA Sydney Inc Dinner Dance – Photos thanks to RoyGrafix Health & Views DECEMBER 1st issue 2023 – By Dr harold Gunatillake The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2023-12-2 Kibulagala Rock – birthplace of Nandimithra – By Arundathie Abeysinghe SUNDAY CHOICE – JESUS NEVER FAILS – By Charles Schokman Shaheen and Warner last encounter was epitome of Spirit of Cricket, Usman Khawaja Pakistan Test squad to arrive in Australia tomorrow Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 186 ...

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RANDOM MUSINGS OF A SENILE MIND- by Rodney Vandergert Photo Source: Island ( https://island.lk/the-great-cinemas-of-colombo/#google_vignette ) “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, but to be young was very heaven” Wordsworth: Preludes In the Nineteen Forties and early Fifties, Bambalawatte was the centre of the universe. It was where all the meaningful action took place and where the principal actors were mainly Burghers and a group of expatriates drawn from half a dozen nationalities. This was brought most forcibly to my mind after reading the recent obituaries which appeared in the local press – one to Zoe Jayatilleke by Tita Nathanielsz; the other to David Gladwin Loos , C.C.S.. by Bradman Weerakoon. The two articles made reference to a host of distantly remembered persons who figured prominently in those halcyon days, persons who were just names to me but spoken of quite frequently by, or were known to, my younger aunts like ...

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