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‘An epic drawn from real life’: the radical hit play about a Sri Lankan family’s journey – By Neelam Tailor Source : theguardian Counting and Cracking, a multilingual tale of a family’s migration to Australia, is coming to the UK. Its writer Shakthi and director Eamon Flack discuss the inspiration behind this labour of love “Australia is a country of immigrants,” says Counting and Cracking director Eamon Flack. He’s not wrong: nearly 60% of the population are immigrants from Europe who began arriving about 250 years ago; Indigenous people make up just over 3%. After England, the top countries where overseas-born immigrants come from are India and China. Yet until Counting and Cracking, there hadn’t been a major theatrical work in Australia about a non-white migrant family. “To put it plainly, I don’t think there’s been a play of this scale with 19 people who are all brown,” says the play’s ...

Aug 29, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Sri Lanka to teach Japanese at school level targeting jobs in Japan – By CHANKA JAYASINGHE Source : economynext.com ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers has greenlit a proposal to train prospective foreign employees in Japanese and English language skills and other soft skills targeting job opportunities in Japan. This will be carried out through technical subjects offered in the school curriculum, and soft skills in nursing, hospitality, building cleaning, agricultural activities, motor mechanics, electronics and electrical engineering and others will also be developed under the programme, a government information department statement said on Tuesday August 09. “In terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Japan, Sri Lankans are eligible to apply for employment as technical in service trainees and employments in 14 sectors under the programme with special skills. Competency in Japanese language is an essential qualification for the ...

Aug 10, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , ,
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Trilan Perera – We as a nation must stay positive and keep our hopes up! Source :  Linked In Trilan Perera With all the chaos and turmoil, we as a nation must stay positive and keep our hopes up. I’ve been traveling on the train for the past couple of days and I’ve come to see some beautiful things around me. Performers on the train singing the golden classics , wall paintings and some regular commuters who seems to have met and made friends traveling in the same train to and from work everyday. As I sit on the train, I see a lot of faces , mostly grim but some smiling and some enjoying every bit of the train ride. Children clinging onto their parents , youngsters on the foot board (which I personally disagree )….under what ever the circumstances, life moves on . Sri Lankans are known to be ...

Jul 26, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged
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Royal wins UK Festival of Cricket 2022 – Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam 32nd annual UK festival of cricket was held after a lapse of three years on 10th of July at Hainault Recreation grounds in East London borough of Redbridge. The event is based on seven-a-side cricket tournament among the constituent old boys associations, which also provides entertainment to the visitors in the form of music from band stand, food stalls dishing out Srilankan foods and trade stalls merchandising Srilankan goods, leading to fun and camaraderie among Sri lankans of varying vintage. Venue has eight pitches to play cricket and the ninth one is used for car park, stalls and amusement. Coincidentally, the chief guest HE High Commissioner was daughter of an old Royalist, and the guest of honour His Worshipful Mayor of Redbridge Council is an old Royalist, to make it one Royal affair. Distinguished guests and invitees were hosted ...

Jul 22, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam Tagged , ,
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The value of helping others – By Pramod De Silva Source:sundayobserver.lk These are difficult times indeed. This trying period started with the onset of the Covid pandemic two years ago and it still continues as a result of the resulting economic slump. In the meantime, our foreign reserves have plummeted, expat earnings have fallen drastically and tourism has declined. We cannot regularly import many of the things we have taken for granted such as fuel, LP Gas and certain essential foods, leading to massive queues all around the island. This depressed economic environment has taken a heavy toll, with many people having lost their jobs and means of income and many surviving on two or even one meal a day. This has also raised malnutrition levels among children. Every sector has been adversely impacted, from farming to fisheries. One cannot even imagine how daily wage earners and the unemployed make ...

Jun 12, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Celebrating Eid with the Sri Lankan Muslims in Brisbane – by Laurensz Manricks Source: Silverscene Official Newsletter of the Silver Fawn Club Inc. – Issue: May/June 2022 As you may know, Muslims across the world recently completed 30 days of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan which culminates with the Eid celebration. The Silver Fawn Club Office-Bearers were invited by a group of Sri Lankan Muslims in Brisbane to celebrate Eid with Sri Lankans from all other Brisbane Associations, on Saturday 7th May. Over 100 Sri Lankan community leaders and members gathered at the Darul Uloom Mosque at Woolloongabba for what was a most enjoyable and informative meeting with the Sri Lankan Muslim community in Brisbane. Sandun, Tyrone, Ranjan, Namal and Laurensz represented our Club while other members we spotted included Anton and Bronwyn Swan, Jayantha Pathikirikorale, Fyri and Susan Fahir, Wasantha Muthuthantri, Dr Sajee Alok and Dr Judy ...

May 19, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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CAN RANIL PULL THROUGH THE PRESENT PANDEMONIUM? – By Dr. Tilak S. Fernando Photo Source:bbc.com    Everyone doesn’t Ranil Wickremasinghe’s appointment as Prime Minister. He was the only member of Parliament ( from the national list) when the whole group of UNP candidates lost their parliamentary seats. It took nearly a year to fill the  UNP National list vacancy. In the end, the  UNP recommended Ranil Wickremasinghe’s name. Likewise, everyone blames the Opposition Leader for dilly-dallying the issue by presenting numerous excuses, such as ” the President should leave.”  By the time he agreed to accept the Prime Minister’s position (still under several clauses), the stable was closed and the horse had bolted. Usually, an opposition leader understands the Constitution of a country. For example, there is a shadow cabinet in England, and the opposition leader takes immense responsibility for national issues. He may disagree in Parliament over political issues ...

May 19, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Tilak S Fernando Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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A crisis of identity By Aubrey Joachim   Last night all Australians would have filled in their census data. In a few months the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) would have churned out the analytics that paint a picture of the nation. No doubt the insights will reveal a changing demographic of a nation which is a kaleidoscope of migrants from all parts of the world who have left behind cultures, languages and hopefully their petty differences to enjoy the privileges of a first-world nation and transform into a single Australian identity going forward. As has been seen from past ABS statistics – and surely from this current census – Sri Lankans come out very favourably in the context of English speaking capability, educational qualifications, professional competencies, employability, job positions and income earning levels. These are laudable performance criteria that project the image of a migrant community that is positively ...

Aug 12, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Aubrey Joachim Tagged , ,
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  Immune booster for Sri Lankans, globally- humble Rasam Dr. Harold Gunatillake FRCS, MBBS, AM(Sing), FICS (US), FAICS Health writer “Rasam for the Asians and Chicken soup for the Westerners are recommended during flu epidemics” In my you tube circulated last week, I did mention that coconut that we all Sri Lankans enjoy in our daily rice and curry, and the spices that go into it, could be the answer to combat and prevent contracting the COVID19. Coconut kernel (meat) has a fatty acid called Lauric Acid. This is a medium chain triglyceride (MCT) when consumed gets converted into mono-laurin in the liver, which has anti-microbial properties. This molecule can kill bacteria, viruses, and fungi. ...

Mar 22, 2020 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , , Comments 0
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    Pakistan to host Sri Lanka for limited-overs tour sourceCricket.com.au Karachi and Lahore to host ODI and T20I series respectively in promising sign for Pakistan, but Tests to be held elsewhere Pakistan will host Sri Lanka for six limited over internationals starting next month, the two cricket boards announced Friday, in another step towards reviving international cricket in the security-troubled country after years of isolation. In a joint statement, the cricket boards said the one-day interantional series will begin on September 27 in Karachi where they will play the other two ODI matches on September 29 and October 2. The Sri Lankans will then move to Lahore for three T20 matches starting on October 5 and the final match will be on October 9, with the second match scheduled for October 7. This will be Sri Lanka’s second tour of Pakistan since their team bus was attacked by militants ...

Aug 25, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News Tagged , Comments 0
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