eLanka Newsletter – 16th November 2022 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “IN DEDICATION” – by Des Kelly Report, Clips and letter of appreciation from Lions Club in Sri Lanka to Lions Club of Wantirna, Victoria Spring Rhythm Dinner Dance in Cherrybrook on 8th of October 2022 with Surenie De Mel, Neel Warnakulasuriya & Ruwan Hettiarachchi England shatter Pakistan dream to prevail in gripping T20 World Cup final – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka to host U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 PROFESSOR SUNETHRA KANKANAMGE LINGUISTIC ERUDITE SCHOLAR SENIOR LECTURER IN SANSKRIT LITERATURE ,CLASSICAL,THEATRE AND PERFORMING STUDIES,ART OF POETRY,LOVES SONGS AND STANZAS AT SUMMIT OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Eric Rajapakse Opticians encourages artistic talents of youngsters on World Children’s Day An encouraging letter to all would-be tourists to SL ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 30th October 2022 – 10th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter GRANDMA’S APRON – by Des Kelly From Sri Lanka to Maningrida New Zealand compound Sri Lanka woes – Zealand announced themselves as a serious challenger to win the T20 World Cup – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. “APPRECIATION OF ARTICLES” – by Des Kelly Felicitation Event for Dr Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY- 30. 11. 2022 – by Charles Schokman ICC T20 WC Sri Lanka Vale’ Gavin Stevens – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Mrs. Rushira Kulasingham ,Designated as Principal of Jaffna College, Vaddukkoddai With Effect From 1st January 2023, Makes History as the First Woman Principal of the Institution DILHANI ASHOKAMALA EKANAYAKE ICON ACTRESS ACCEPTS ANY ROLE ENTRUSTED RELISHES DANCING ACTS TO ADD GLAMOUR TO HER VIVID ROLES DOMINATED OUR ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 23rd October 2022 – 8th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “SIR TOM SINGS” – by Des Kelly As you get old – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Sri Lanka clip the wings of flying Dutchmen to enter Super 12’s. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor) Shehan Karunatilaka lands on the BOOKER ‘Moon’-by Michael Roberts The voice of Junker Queen – Leah de Niese – Australian-Sri Lankan actress and voice actor KANCHANAMALA (KANCHI) RANASINGHE-MULTIFACETED GENIUS HIGHLY QUALIFIED MEDICAL DOCTOR ,LECTURER,VOCALIST,CHARITY WORKER, DRAMTIST IN SINHABAHU AT PEAK OF CELEBRITY – BY SUNIL THENABADU Kaleiedoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 128 21 10 22 Dorawaka Ethubandi Cave – venture into Neolithic Era By Arundathie Abeysinghe New trends in making AI useable for non-tech people – By Aditya Abeysinghe Watch: Mendis fires Sri Lanka past Netherlands into T20 ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 16th October 2022 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “ANOTHER BRIDGE TO BURN” – by Des Kelly Ceylon Hutt, Adelaide – by Joe Paiva ( Adelaide, Australia) VICTORIAN CONCESSIONS GUIDELINE Inexperienced but audacious young Lankans dare to dream BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE FLIGHTY LANKANS STORM INTO ASIA CUP FINAL AGAINST INDIABy TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE GARY ELLIS – THE AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER OF FAME – MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS – by Charles Schokman Watch song clips from the Music Show – Surenie De Mel, Neel Warnakulasuriya, Ruwan Hettiarachchi, Sheril Romen Dekker Live in Sydney – 8th October 2022 Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 127 14 10 2022 Human Rights – By Dr Harold Gunatillake LEGENDARY VOCALIST DHARMADASA WALPOLA A DOYEN IN PLAYBACK SINGING IN SINHALA FILMS STILL AT ZENITH OF FAME ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 28th September 2022 – 8th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED – by Des Kelly Sydney Peterites do it in style and with finesse! By Aubrey Joachim Everything is ready for the T20 Cricket World Cup 2022: Mitchell Enright- CEO of the ICC Organising Committee T 20 ලෝක කුසලාන ක්‍රිකට් තරඟාවලියේ විශේෂතා ගැන ICC සංවිධාන කමිටුවේ CEO, Michelle Enright SBS සිංහලට කියූ දෑ A Poem – unknown author. “Precious Memories” – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka announce squad for Women’s T20I Asia Cup Raga kithul toddy gains popularity in Australia Lessons Learnt from Commonwealth Games Ceylon Today. – By Dr Tilak S. Fernando First rice consignment from Australia for needy families arrives Hacker claiming Optus attack apologises in new online post as it is revealed Medicare numbers part of breach – By Raffaella ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 25th September 2022 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “THE CATS & I” – by Des Kelly Visakhians of NSW Present – High Tea “Efflorescence a Tea for a Cause” – Photos by Mahal Selvadurai of MahalsPhotography “Serious Suicides” sri lankan champions – “dedication” of enzo and cruz sassani – shani and rory wedding – slaasc music nite THE GRACE MILL – By Lakshman Navaratne Babo, the male dancer, has been blind since childhood – doing the famous tango “La Cumparsita” with his partner at the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki THOMIANA – September 2022, Volume 25 Issue 3 – Publication of S. Thomas’ College Old Boys Association, Australia Branch Inc Thoughts on Planter Lifeways in Ceylon evoked by the Braine Biography – By Michael Roberts Enjoy Annesly & Indrani at Sundown ...

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Curtain Raiser of T 20 WC proper is between last year’s finalists, Australia, and New Zealand at SCG on 22nd October 2022 – by Sunil Thenabadu Sri Lanka though captured the coveted Asia Cup T 20 In Dubai owing to slack performances in the previous years in T 20 encounters, as similar to in the recently concluded Asia Cup will have to qualify to join Australia, England, Afghanistan in the Super 12 team .Sri Lanka is grouped with Namibia,Netherlands and UAE in the qualifying matches which of course is not a cake walk. The Sri Lankan matches in Group 1, will be played from the 16th October to the 20th October at the Kardina Park in Geelong Melbourne. On the 16th October the first game, a day game at 3 pm against Namibia, on the 18th October against UAE at 7 pm also at the same venue and on the 20th Vs ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 14th September 2022 – 4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “KING CHARLES lll” – by Des Kelly A little bit of Sri Lanka part 2, the theme at Springvale RSL – photos thanks to Trevine Rodrigo Watch the Asia Cup Final – Win for Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Highlights – Dubai, September 11, 2022, Sri Lanka creates history by winning two Asian titles A Queen of Hearts-BY PRAMOD DE SILVA Sri Lanka Day in 2022 on 11th Sept 2022 eLanka News 2022.08.29 – 2022.09.05 Dilshan century powers Sri Lanka Legends to a 38-run win vs Australia Legends Photo of Anton Swann (Hon. Consul for Sri Lanka in Queensland) signing the Condolence book us ambassador town hall – queen elizabeth dies – british pm liz truss – migara guneratne esq – ranjan ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 4th September 2022 – 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “ELVIS IN CONCERT” – by Des Kelly Sydney Peterites do it in style and with finesse! By Aubrey Joachim Dream of feeding by Dr harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – HAPPY FATHER’S DAY Watch Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan – Asia Cup – Sharjah, September 03 2022 Father & Daughter Success – By Kerrigan La-Brooy SRI LANKA NEWS The Ceylon Society of Australia 25th Anniversary Celebrations by Adam Raffel (Photos thanks to Senanie De Silva, Earlson Forbes and Nihal Dias) GR RETURNS TO SRI LANKA – By JAMILA HUSAIN TREE OF LIFE (JESUS) – The Bride for Christ; “Shulamite”, finest Fruit of the tree of Life shall be the Faithful Church! – by Lakshman Navaratne HAPPY FATHER’S DAY – Dedicated to all Dads, both dead & ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 31st August 2022 – 9th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “LANKAN DUTCH BURGHERS” – by Des Kelly Dream of feeding by Dr harold Gunatillake Together they made it happen in Australia for the love of Sri Lanka – By Kumudini Hettiarachchi St Peter’s College OBU Sydney presents The SPC Centenary Winter Ball 27 Aug 2022 – a few clips! UNICEF & ROTARY to raise funds globally to procure medicines for Sri Lanka Watch Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka – Asia cup 2022 highlights August 2022 Good Girls go to heaven, Bad Girls lap up this epic Friday Mix from Surusinghe Visharada Nishamani Anuradha Nandasiri phenomenal vocalist, skilled music teacher, rendering aesthetic nourishment – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo highlights from the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards – By George Pimentel https://www.elanka.com.au/congratulations-to-the-new-peterite-melbourne-obu-committee-for-the-financial-year-2022-23/ ‘An epic drawn from real ...

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