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SRI LANKA NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2021 A team of research scientists have discovered an unusually large gecko species at Kalthota, Sri Lanka. This new gecko species was named as Hemidactylus kimbulae. Due to its large body size, and so far only found in the environs ofthe Duvili Ella area, the team thought it was better to name it as “kimbulae”, said lead scientist Dr. Thasun Amarasinghe. The research team comprises Dr. Thasun Amarasinghe from the University of Indonesia, Suranjan Karunarathna from Nature Explorations & Education Team Sri Lanka, Dr. Patrick Cambel from Natural History Museum London, Majintha Madawala from Victorian Herpetological Society Australia, and the Father of Sri Lanka’s herpetology, Dr. Anslem de Silva from Amphibia and Reptile Research Organisation of Sri Lanka. Dr. Amarasinghe told The Island that the newly discovered gecko species, almost one foot long, was found only on the walls and in crevices inside rock caves within the ...

Oct 3, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged , ,
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SRI LANKA NEWS (AUGUST 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder. Medical officers raised serious concerns about the surging numbers of COVID-19 patients and deaths, with statistics showing at least three to four patients dying every hour. Vice President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), Dr. Manilka Sumanatillake told the Media that if the country was to win the race between the rapidly increasing COVID infections and the numbers being vaccinated it would have to re-impose stricter travel restrictions for a short period. He also said Sri Lanka’s daily COVID-19 cases count could be several times higher than the official figures. The Ragama and Kalubowila teaching hospitals, where wards were flooded with COVID-19 patients by Wednesday (4), were seen having patients under trees and outside the buildings by last midnight. Meanwhile, with at least 20 children being admitted with COVID -19 to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital per day, measures were taken to ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 04 July 2021 – 1st Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Des Kelly (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka Kumar Sangakkara – amongst Royal Box guests at Wimbledon Centre Court Sri Lankan author Kanya D’Almeida wins 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Watch England v Sri Lanka ODI Cricket Highlights June 2021 The misunderstood role of the Attorney General in Sri Lanka By Sunil de Silva P.C Sri Lankan trio sent home from UK for COVID breach-by Althaf Nawaz NSW Community Engagement Update – 30 June 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] In Honour of the Great Guru – Mr . E.C.Gunasekara – on his 27th Death Anniversary – 10th June : EDWIN (PETER) CHRISTOPHER GUNASEKARA OF ROYAL COLLEGE – “E.C.Gunasekara” – “V.P.” – “E.C.” – “Christy” – “Kataya” – By Saman Amarasinghe, former Senior Prefect The title song to the Major motion ...

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SRI LANKA NEWS(JANUARY 2021)Compiled by Victor Melder. The Central Bank had printed a record Rs. 650 billion in 2020 to help manage with the country’s monetary and fiscal challenges.  As per Bank data, as at 31 December 2020, the face value of CBSL holding Government securities amounted to Rs. 725.19 billion whilst at the beginning of 2020 it was Rs. 74.7 billion. In contrast, the net figure of money printed in 2019 was Rs. 4 billion. The Central Bank also began the New Year by printing Rs. 13.2 billion as per its data.  Today the Central Bank will unveil its key strategy document Roadmap for 2021 and beyond. (Daily Financial Times, 4.1.2021) Four persons, aged 82, 47, 84 and 65 died from COVID triggered pneumonia and other complications on Tuesday, the Government Information Department said. The deceased are residents of Colombo 13, Wellampitiya, Hanwella and Matale.  The four deaths increase the death ...

Feb 1, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged ,
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    SRI LANKA NEWS (MARCH 2020) – Compiled by Victor Melder.   Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines is expected to lose 130 million US dollars (about 26 billion rupees) in the year to March 2020, officials said, taking total losses under full state ownership and management to 232 billion rupees. The airline would also need a 300 million dollar capital injection to reduce a spiral of debt, officials said. “We estimate that by this March we will lose about 130 million US dollars,” newly appointed SriLankan Airlines Chairman Ashok Pathirage told the parliament’s Committee on Public Enterprises. The Easter Sunday bombings had hurt the airline and it the ongoing Coronavirus epidemic was also negative with flight to China being cut. However in 2021, the Airline was expecting to cut losses to about 30 million dollars, he said. The Airlines started to lose money under state management, from 2008. ...

Apr 2, 2020 Posted by In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged , , , Comments 0
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  Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Farewell Dinner to ever popular Hon. Lal Wickrematunge Please enjoy and share “UNITED, WE STAND, DIVIDED, WE FALL” – By Des Kelly Watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2019 – T20 Cricket Highlights Watch Australia vs Sri Lanka Womens Cricket ODI Series 2019 HALGOLLA PLANTATION HOME – the unique sri lankan experience – October 2019 SARALANGA 2019 – 28 Years of Creativity Arith Cooray Making a Round Trip of Australia on a Push Bicycle – By Jayantha Weerasekera Health & Views – October 2019 1st issue – By Harold Gunatillake SRI LANKA NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2019) – Compiled by Victor Melder. Click below for events ...

Oct 28, 2019 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , Comments 0
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  Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sri Lanka MICE Road Show in Sydney – Australia “REMEMBER WHEN”? – By Des Kelly Watch Cricket Highlights – T20 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand – All three T20 matches – September 2019 Photos from the 5th Anniversary Celebration – OFF THE BEATEN TRACK – CDF Patient Transport Annual Ball 2019 Incredible images reveal the first EVER bat used by Australian cricket legend Don Bradman as Google digitally restores a treasure trove of memorabilia SRI LANKA NEWS – (AUGUST 2019) – Compiled by Victor Melder Neville Weereratne: the Artist and his Distant Homeland – by Tony Donaldson Let’s Talk about Mental Health Today – by Dr. Harold Gunatillake Servant Leadership – New wine in Old Wine-skin – By Oscar E.V. Fernando Click below for events ...

Sep 8, 2019 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , Comments 0
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