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Function organised by the Consul General for Sri Lanka in Sydney – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website : http://doctorharold.com/ The Consul General for Sri Lanka in Sydney invited Sri Lankan groups, including the Presidents of various associations for a meeting to promote Sri Lankan manufactured products and come to know each other. Abdul Rahim, the consul (Commercial) outlined and briefed the products manufactured in Sri Lanka to promote sales in Australia, with slides of the products. Consul General Nimal Bandara spoke about the unity and cordiality of the consulate office with the Sri Lankan community and to maintain such relationships to promote our goods and traditions in this country. H. E. High Commissioner Weliamuna was the chief guest, and he spoke about immigration and other matters about expat Sri Lankans in Australia. The other speakers were Claude Perera from the Sri Lankan Catholic Association. Mahendran Manoharan for the Institute of Engineers ...

Aug 12, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , ,
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Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka: HALAWATHA – By Dr. Nimal Sedera Source : Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter October 2022 “Halawatha” is a famous city in the North -Western province of Sri Lanka. This is one of the few cities that received a different name in English due to the pronouncing difficulties of the white rulers that invaded Sri Lanka. They called this city CHILAW, like calling the city “kanda” KANDY and Megamuwa” NEGAMBO. HALAWATHA the coastal city is well known for fishing. The birth of the name to this place is linked to the time the country was under the Sri Lankan Kings. There had been a provincial ruler appointed by the King who happened to be born to a Muslim mistress of the King. Understandably, the Sinhala people did not like to be ruled by a leader with a different cultural background. To overcome this situation astrologers ...

Oct 1, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Free lunch for children at five Kamburupitiya schools 3rd August  2022 The Srilankan schools that were closed for two weeks due to fuel and other shortages have reopened on the 25th July 2022 and  UKFG has resumed their  Free Lunch For Children programme .   The situation in Srilanka is still critical. Prices  of essential food have gone up by 300% aince April and the fuel shortage has brought many services to halt.   Out of 170,0000 low income families 900,000  could afford only one meal a day now . Most of the children come to school with no dinner and  breakfast. Naturally , starving children could not concentrate on the lessons Realising this tragedy, this week we have expanded our programme to cover  fed 1500 children in five  schools at Kamburupitya. They are Mapalana, Godawa, Sapugoda, Thumbe and Gathara schools We are very grateful to our friends in UK, Mr  Neil & Mrs Helen  ...

Aug 9, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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