The Teams for Over 70s World Cup Sri Lanka vs India Sri Lanka Seniors Over 70’s World Cup Team Murugesu Thavendrarajah, Naomal Wijesooriya, Harold Solomons, Ananda Sirisena, Sivaramakrishnan Somasunderam, John Premachandran, Sunil De Silva, Cuthbert Berenger*, Nihal Ramanayake†, Deepal Ahangama, Sunil Fernando, Neville Alexander, Ransi Fernando India Veterans Over 70’s World Cup Team Andrew Pinho, Keith Alexander†, Peter Smith, Chitriki Ashok, Francis Braganza, Inderraj Singh, Balakanthan Thirumalai, Chandrapal Singh Sethi, Hemachandran Nair*, Shridhar Parab, Pravin Amin, Ronald D’Souza, Anand Rao source: Over 70s World Cup Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...

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ALL THE WORLD WAS A STAGE FOR HIM – ERNEST MACINTYRE PAYS TRIBUTE TO SUNIL DE SILVA, A MAN OF MANY PARTS Ernest Macintyre pays tribute to Sunil de Silva, a man of many parts SUNDAY TIMES 7 MARCH 2021 Public writings soon after a death, are by people urged from within themselves to say, to all who want to know, why someone will live on fondly and respected, in the consciousness and feelings of those concerned. An enigmatic thought, sometimes, is the hope that the departed will also know, for both science and religion are creatively speculative about the after mortality. Sunil De Silva, died on the early morning of twenty eight February 2021, about a month after his eightieth birthday. His passing was peaceful, from failure of the heart. ...

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Remembering Mr Sunil de Silva – on his Death Anniversary 28th Feb 2022 – by an Old Boy of Royal College, Prof Suri Ratnapala Most venerable Bhikkhu Banthe Sujatho, Mrs Senani de Silva, Mr Sidath de Silva, Relatives, Distinguished Attendees and Friends gathered here today to pay respects and bid farewell to Sunil. On the 28th of February 2021 as the Sun rose in the East and the songbrids sang, Mr Sunil Chandra de Silva, President’s Counsel, former Attorney-General of Sri Lanka, Crown Prosecutor of new South Wales, eminent lawyer, scholar, teacher, entertainer, handyman, devoted, and loving husband and father, and kind and loyal friend, quietly  took leave of this world. I first saw Sunil Striding the cloisters of Hulftsdrop shoulders back and ramrod straight, his lawyers robes flowing behind him. He was not a tall man but carried himself like a giant in the eyes of junior lawyers like me. His imposing presence could not hide ...

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Felicitation for Mr. Sunil de Silva – 50 years of continuous legal practice – by Greg Smith SC MP, Member for Epping, Attorney General, Minister for Justice 16 October 2013 Professor Shelton Peiris President Sri Lanka Association Of NSW Inc. GPO Box 3120 SYDNEY NSW 2001 Felicitation for Mr Sunil de siva – 50 years of continuous legal practice It brings me great pleasure to congratulate Mr Sunil de siva on reaching the remarkable milestone of 50 years continuous legal practices as a Burriest at Law. As a fellow legal practitioner, hearing this news brought me great. To continually serve in this important position for such a period of time is no small feat on  its own, but to consider that Mr Sunil de siva has done this in two different countries both speaking different  languages and having differing sets of law is a testament to his dedication and passion ...

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They who enter this temple of justice May they leave satisfied that justice was neither delayed not denied them Click on the image below to see view a larger image to read. Apologies we could not find the original text for this paper cutting. ...

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The misunderstood role of the Attorney General in Sri Lanka By Sunil de Silva P.C   Source:-sundaytimes I have been concerned by comments I read in the newspapers that there appears to be a misconception in the minds of the public of the role of the Attorney General in Sri Lanka. This is not surprising as the Attorney General is a public servant who holds the power to make quasi-judicial decisions. While the public are aware that the Executive cannot direct a judicial officer as regards the exercise of a judge’s judicial functions, some views expressed in news articles suggests that the Executive can, and indeed should, direct the Attorney General in his decision making process. This misconception probably arises out of the belief that a lawyer retained by a client has to present views that the client wishes to place before a Court. Even in a normal lawyer-client relationship, ...

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Sunil de Silva – by Hugh Karunanayake My acquaintance with Sunil De Silva was mainly after he migrated to Australia in the early 1990s when I encountered him at a Sri Lanka Association dinner which he attended in formal attire replete with a curved pipe, (ala Sherlock Holmes) firmly placed in his mouth. We immediately acknowledged each other, he  recognizing me as a senior student from his old school and as a fellow denizen of a small town in Colombo called Pamankade. I  of course had seen him first as a rather rotund young hosteller at Royal College in around 1951/52, given to streaks of impish behaviour. No signs then of the great future that awaited him. A few years later I observed him when his parents moved from Galle to Harischandra Mawata in Pamankade. I use the word ‘observed” as I  had not spoken to him yet, but watched ...

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A Tribute to late Mr Sunil de Silva – by Kithsiri Senadeera   Sunil de Silva is one of the most versatile and affable persons I have met. He was a leading lawyer, stage actor, film actor, writer, public speaker, lecturer, mentor, carpenter, cook, and the list goes on. I sometimes wonder how a person possesses such versatility. I met Sunil for the first time at an AGM of Sri Lanka Association of NSW (SLA), in 1993. We became friends quickly for we had a common thread on history, sociology, political science, community services, etc. We all know Sunil is an authority on Constitutional Law, Criminal and Civil Law, including Jurisprudence. As a young lawyer, he received guidance and advice from his close relation, the late Lalith Athulathmudali, an illustrious product of Harvard (HLS) and Oxford. He said that for his first degree (B.A. London), he offered Pail, Sanskrit and ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 07 March 2021 – 1st edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Phenomenal 2-letter word – By Des Kelly Obituary: Pandikoralage Sunil Chandra de Silva Watch Cricket Highlights – West Indies vs Sri Lanka T20 – March 2021 The Sunil de Silva I Knew – by Lal Wickrematunge Former Editor-in-Chief of ‘Daily News’, Senior Journalist, Diplomat Bandula Jayasekera passes away ( He also served as the Consul General of Sri Lanka in Toronto, Canada and in Sydney Australia) Health & Views February 1st issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Hanthana Mountain Range – protected nature reserve in Kandy By Arundathie Abeysinghe The Cargills International Women’s Day Festival – The Change Makers – Day 1 – The Peace Prompters Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo Fmr SL cricketers Suraj Randiv, Chinthaka now working as bus drivers in ...

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