Fragmented Island Unites: Significance of Stunning Victory – By KKS Perera President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at a political rally in Jaffna Source : dailymirror For the first time in history, Sri Lankans have demonstrated a noteworthy advancement in political literacy, with all three communities rejecting divisive politics. In Thursday’s elections, the NPP secured 61.56% of the total vote, marking a significant increase from the 42.2% they achieved previously. This surge was driven by 1.2 million former SJB, NDF and minority party voters (from the previous 7 million), who shifted their support to the NPP. Meanwhile, only 2.4 million votes went to the rest on 14th; others abstained from voting altogether. It signals a broader mandate and provides a stronger foundation as they move forward in governing the nation. Anyone engaging in excessive lamentation or dramatic expressions of grief over Thursday’s election victory should consider this a long-overdue wake-up call. This outcome, ...
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Vorsicht! “Deutsche Bank” penetrates Australian Shores. Australia in a Tizz – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Ben Packham, in The Australian, 10 april 2013 with title “Asylum boat’s arrival on mainland may force border patrol rethink” The boat carrying 66 Sri Lankans arrived in Geraldton harbour, 430km north of Perth, at 12.45pm local time yesterday en route to New Zealand. Picture: Graeme Gibbons Source: News Limited BORDER protection authorities will review the adequacy of asylum boat patrols after a vessel carrying 66 Sri Lankans made it to the West Australian mainland undetected. Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said the boat, which arrived in Geraldton yesterday, is believed to have sailed direct from Sri Lanka. He said it appeared to have taken a much longer and more southerly route than most asylum-seeker vessels, keeping it at sea for 44 days. “I’m concerned,” Mr Clare told ABC radio. “I’ve asked Customs and Border Protection to review the circumstances of this case ...
Nov 2, 2024
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The Sri Lanka visa debacle…. How to break what is working well!! – By Aubrey Joachim Social media is a wonderful thing. Within a few hours the entire world knows what is happening in any area of interest. Of course as diaspora living in all parts of the globe, Sri Lankans are always interested in what is happening in the land of their birth – the good, the bad and the ugly. There is always the ‘ugly’ – thanks to the politicians ruling the country. The ‘good’ – of which there should be so much that Sri Lankans at home and abroad can be proud of. And then there is the BAD. In the last few days a video clip has been circulating on all social media platforms showing a very irate young Sri Lankan at the arrivals area of Katunayake airport absolutely venting his spleen. At first one would ...
May 3, 2024
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Memories of Geoff Weinman – By U L Kaluaratchchi The news of the recent demise of Geoff Weinman after a long span of 93 years did not come as a surprise to me. I am saddened, nevertheless, as over the years, beginning from around 1957 I had enjoyed a very rewarding relationship with him. He spent his last years in an Elders’ Home well cared for by its professional staff. I was in constant touch with him on a regular basis even after he emigrated to Australia until unfortunate circumstances made him incommunicado. Thereafter, it was a case of obtaining regular updates on his health from the professional staff of the Elders’ Home. Perhaps the last Sri Lankans to visit him there were two of my former teammates, long-time residents in Sydney, Dr. Shivantha Arudpragasam and Rex Perera, inseparable second-row forwards of my time! Geoff was my first rugby ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Horton and Arunachalam: a Distinct Disparity in Significance – By KKS Perera The British takeover of Ceylon brought with it many changes Source : dailymirror The Article titled ‘Choosing between Robert Wilmot Horton and Ponnambalam Arunachalam’ regarding the change of street name from Horton Place to Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam Mawatha,’ which appeared on January 23rd, implies that both figures are equally important to Sri Lankans. The writer says, ‘…the change cannot take place without an acknowledgement of the contribution of Sir Robert Wilmot Horton to Ceylon. Both Horton and Arunachalam contributed to Ceylon’s all-round development each in his own way and as per the opportunities available in their time. Sir Robert Wilmot Horton was Governor of Ceylon between 1831 and 1837, and Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, was a polymath, lawyer, educationist, public intellectual and political leader in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century…’ Under British rule, Ceylon, acknowledged as “the premier colony,” ...
Jan 29, 2024
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The dietary fiber you need for better health.- By Dr Harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com The socioeconomic crisis in Sri Lanka has enabled the people to go on a plant-based diet and become healthier as a nation, as meat and fish are out of reach of the common person. Dietary fibre is that part of plant material in the diet which is resistant to enzymatic digestion and includes cellulose, noncellulosic polysaccharides such as hemicellulose, pectic substances, gums, mucilages, and non-carbohydrate component lignin. Fibre is found in Carbs. Now what is fiber? Dietary fibre is found in wholegrain cereals and fruit and vegetables. Fibre is made up of the indigestible parts or compounds of plants, which pass relatively unchanged through our https://youtu.be/a0Dc3WAiJ2s Website: www.Doctorharold.com stomach and intestines. Fibre is mainly a carbohydrate. The main role of fibre is to keep the digestive system healthy. High protein-containing foods also have high fiber. Lentils ...
May 24, 2023
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VESAK CELEBRATED AFTER THREE YEARS ISLANDWIDE – By Sunil Thenabadu Source : info-rain Vesak Full Moon Poya ON 5th May! Buddhists all over the world celebrate the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day today (5).Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s birth, the enlightenment of the Buddha, and the passing away on the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day. This year’s Vesak is extra special for Sri Lankans since they were not able to celebrate the Vesak festival in previous years due to Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.On the occasion of Vesak, Sri Lankan Buddhist devotees conduct various religious programmes and organise many Aamisa and Prathipaththi poojas including pandals, lanterns, and dansals mostly in and around Colombo and in other major cities. Accordingly, Vesak zones have been set up in many places including Thotalanga, Kiribathgoda, Kelaniya, Maharagama, Kottawa and Rajagiriya. The Bauddhaloka and the Gangarama Buddha Rashmi Vesak ...
May 6, 2023
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Can you please help with search items Item 1 Victor Melder – Names of all those SRI LANKANS living in Australia who served in Vietnam War under the Australian Army Item 2 Keith Bennett– is looking for a of Names OF all those Soldiers who served on Cocos Island During WW11 Please forward all the info to ELANKA (info@eLanka.com.au ) ...
Sinhala and Tamil New Year – By Donald Gunatillake Source : Queensland Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – April 2023 Most countries in the world celebrate January 1st as the day a New Year is born. However, there are some other countries that adopt different calendars. For Sri Lankans, the month of April is generally regarded as the dawn of the traditional New Year. This is the period farmers reap their harvest from paddy cultivation, and fresh seedlings for the next cultivations are grown in hundred thousands acres of land across the country showing patches of greenery everywhere. Vegetables and fruits are available in plenty, flowers in bloom. Aluth Avurudu was something we used to look forward to, both as children and even as adults. This was the occasion where everyone enjoyed the festivities steeped in tradition. Traditionally, the much-awaited New Year is welcomed by lighting firecrackers at the auspicious ...
Apr 2, 2023
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Nostalgia of “brawl” of late Gamini “D” in conquering Test status – by Sunil Thenabadu When Sri Lanka seized the World Cup from the Australians in the year 1996 they unequivocally proved to the whole World that the Sri Lankans were a powerhouse in the cricketing world. The whole country was jubilant. Youth danced in delirious delight. The moment was ecstatic. Grateful as Sri Lankans usually are many a mind recalled with joy and profound gratitude, inter alia, the one man who made the Sri Lankan dream a reality. In silent appreciation they remembered the name of Gamini Dissanayake. GD was born into a family of dignified lineage in Kandy. He qualified as a lawyer. Forsaking what would have been a lucrative legal practice he entered politics and soon was given the coveted position of Minister of Mahaveli Development. Having forsaken his lucrative legal career to pander to his innate desire to ...
Feb 18, 2023
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