UDDIKA AWARD WINNING ACTOR,VOCALIST ,MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT WITH A UNIQUE VISION FOR A FRESH EPOCH – By Sunil Thenabadu UDDIKA PREMARATHNA born on 16th September in year 1980 to his parents ,father had been employed in the health sector recollected his era at Padaviya hospital while mother was a housewife educated at St.Joseph’s College Anuradhapura, had excelled as a cadet had won the award for best sergeant in schools at his age of eighteen years in year 1998, renowned actor in cinema and tele drama , a television host of a reality contest ,an acclaimed vocalist. Uddika recalls he is not a successful television presenter had been in the three judge panel at ‘Hiru Mega Star’ at the recommendation of teledrama and film assistant Director Nirendra Deshapriya , Viraj Weliwatta, a top executive at Hiru TV .The gruelling contest was live for a period of one and a half hours daily ...

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Nayomi recipient of Sumathi and Raigam Telees awards on a scintillating voyage at just twenty four Years old from remote Nellikulama –  by Sunil Thenabadu Nayomi Thakshila the award winning renowned tele drama actress is a native of a remote village Nellikulama close to Anuradhapura born on 1st January 1999 to humble parents has two elder sisters and one elder brother as siblings, she been the ‘bada pissa’ of the family. All elder siblings have tied the respective nuptial knots, to date Nayomi has eight loving nephews and nieces domiciled in the Anuradhapura district.In the dwelling they were brought up has had a few perches of bare land where they had grown many types of vegetables including ‘sugar cane’, ‘plantains’. In an television confrontation she had jested that one day when they visited a family friend, he had given a small branch of ‘Sugar cane’ advising them to grow which had grown wild ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 20th September 2023 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sriraj and India scuttle hapless Sri Lanka to grab Asia Cup – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (Elanka Sports Editor) CDF CHARITY – The silent contributor to the health sector for almost 10 years සිවු සරකට පෙර සදා නිහඩවු රන් සර – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම් Thomas’ College OBA Annual Dinner Dance in aid of the Bishop Chapman Scholarship Fund – 5th of November 2023 කනමරා මත්සුරි – ජපානයේ ශිෂ්ණෝත්සව වසන්ත සැණකෙළිය . – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම් DEMISE OF TERENCE WIJESOORIYA FOREMELY OF OMAN TELECOMMUINACTIONS FINANCE DEPARTMENT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LOOK BACK – by Charles Schokman PERCY RECEIVES RS. 5 MN FROM SLC – By Sunil Thenabadu ECOLOGICAL DEVASTATION. – By Noor Rahim Dr. Rex H G CLEMENTS Motivation for Health and ...

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Visharada Deepika Priyadashini with many music degrees locally ,internationally, social worker, award winner, autographed vocalist at summit of celebrity – by Sunil Thenabadu Visharada Deepika Priyadarshani Peiris, was born on 13 July native of Kalubowila as the third child of the family. Her father, Sumanadasa Peiris was an engineer. Her mother Karuna Peiris is a retired nurse. She completed education at Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda. She has one elder brother, Ajith Peiris and one elder sister, Ajantha Peiris who died when she was 3 years old very strangely, she died on the same day she was born. Her youngest sister is Shalika Peiris. At early times, her mother had gone to sing for various programs on Sri Lanka Radio. Mother’s sister Priya Gunawardena is also a singer.Hence it is  via the hereditary affiliations and her innate talent that Deepika had achieved all her singing feats to unprecedented tall statures. Deepika is the head of ...

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PERCY RECEIVES RS. 5 MN FROM SLC – By Sunil Thenabadu Source : info-rain Sri Lanka Cricket has presented Rs. 5 million to Mr. Percy Abeysekera, Sri Lanka’s legendary cheerleader on the cricket field. The decision has been taken by the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, headed by Mr. Shammi Silva, President of Sri Lanka Cricket. “Percy’s contribution to the game of cricket in Sri Lanka as a cheerleader is immeasurable, and he has been a tower of strength for the players and to the game as a whole, and it was our turn to give back and look into his wellbeing,” said Mr. Mohan de Silva, Honorary Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket.The donation was handed over to Mr. Abeysekera by the Honorary Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, Mr. Mohan De Silva, when he visited Percy’s house on behalf of Sri Lanka Cricket to inquire about his health and wellbeing. ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 17th September 2023 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Asalanka and Mendis lead Sri Lanka charge to Asia Cup final after heart stopper against Pakistan. – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.(Elanka Sports Editor) Watch Asia Cup Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights – Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets to get into the Finals against India කොළඹ කනත්තේ සැගවුණු මහා යුග පුරුෂයකුගේ පුරාවෘත්තය – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. Watch Cricket Highlights of Asia Cup 2023 – India vs Sri Lanka Dinuth Wellelage announces his entry to the big time in fruitless performance against India – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor) RUWAN KUMARA ALREADY A SHINING SINGING STAR – By Sunil Thenabadu Stupas of Delft Island – evidence of earliest human habitation – By Arundathie Abeysinghe New Singapore Prez. – By Dr ...

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RUWAN KUMARA ALREADY A SHINING SINGING STAR – By Sunil Thenabadu Ruwan Kumara Ranasinghe is a native of Alapalawa a village in Peradeniya is in his late twenties has had his education at Alapalawa Maha Vidyalaya in his native village.He is the eldest of three siblings, the parents are farmers. Ruwan Kumara had shown interests to music not inherited from parents perhaps with innate talent. Though he had been beating on the desks and singing unfortunately the teachers; had not identified his talent. However his mother had noticed his talent had encouraged him to sing and rendered a huge backing.She had even taken bank loans to pursue a career recording songs and then music videos. Ruwan had studied music under musician Romesh Sugathapala also from Kandy area and studied up to Visharada level.Ruwan had a craze to listen to all types of songs and music from the radio and other ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 13th September 2023 – 4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sri Lanka dare to dream with comfortable win over Bangladesh – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (Elanka Sports Editor) When the Ceylon Schoolboys Beat the Indian Schoolboys on Their Home Turfs in 1969-by Michael Roberts Obituary – Harold de Sayrah OAM ASHA TENNAKOON ALREADY A SHINING SINGING STAR IN A SPARKLING VOYAGE WITH DEEP FOUNDATIONS LAID – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane Visit by the Royal Flying Doctor Service Leadership to the North Central Hub of the CDF Charity. HARRY DE SAYRAH REMEMBERED – by sunny perera RIP HIRAN ADHIHETTY – by Upali Obeyesekere මහා විජයබාහු නිරිදුන් සිහසුනෙහි රැන්දූ – බුදල්නා සෙනවි – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. Anuradhapura City – A Timeless Oasis of History and Serenity – By Bhanuka Nuwan – eLanka “Exploring ...

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APPRECIATION – A calm, generous, unique, philanthropist with humane virtues – Kirinelis Samararatne Mudalali – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane Kirinelis Samararatne Mudalali expired at the age of eighty seven years on the 8th September after been treated in the ICU of Durdans hospital on Friday and cremated at the Galkissa cemetery on Monday the 11th amidst a huge gathering of mourners. As many successful businessmen Samararatne Mudalali too hailed from down south in Hakmana came to the capital Colombo to pursue a career as a businessman. He has had intentions to be a ‘builder’ having travelled to Colombo with a ‘saw’ and just a few rupees to work in a building site.It not had taken much time for him to grasp the work to fulfil his intentions of becoming a building contractor. He registered his ‘Samararatne builders” small company which in no time had grown in stature with an able ‘Liyana Mahattaya’ having his own office.He was ...

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ASHA TENNAKOON ALREADY A SHINING  SINGING STAR IN A SPARKLING VOYAGE WITH  DEEP FOUNDATIONS LAID – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane Asha Tennakoon though has no music intelligence through inherited affiliations certainly had been born with innate music talent. Asha is a native of Kegalle who’s parents are not living has only one elder sibling now a science teacher in a reputed school in Sri Lanka.Asha had been educated at St.Joseph’s College in Kegalle had followed music both singing and playing music instruments for ordinary levels even up to Visharada level having passed initial examinations of the Bhatkhande music University in Lucknow India. She had come second in the All Island school’s Ekala Kyal Ragadari music competition while in the ordinary level class in school.After her triumph she had been selected to the Sri Lanka Army music Band to sing but had not accepted the offer owing to her higher studies. Among ...

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