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eLanka Newsletter – 27th December 2023 – 8th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Peterite Christmas Night 2023 / PRESS RELEASE Hussey and Larsen to be inducted in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame SCATS NSW OVER TWO DECADES HAS BEEN IN ACTIVE EXISTENCE Boxing Day Test ticket sales surge at a rapid pace Food insecurity is a significant issue in Sri Lanka and affects us as well – by Dr Harold Gunatillake Cricket Australia Launches Multicultural Action Plan OBITUARY – PRASANNA NIMAL WIKRAMANAYAKE. KC (11 August 1933 – 20 December 2023) – By Hugh Karunanayake Brave Seargent Wimal Jayasekera reminisced, deprived of promotions as he was too talented and skilled disliked by the top Police personnel – By Sunil Thenabadu PSI McGrath Pink Parade – 3rd January 2024 – 7.30 AM ( Sydney Event ) ANDUREN ELIYATA ...

X’mas Gatherings: Thomian Cricket Legends and Dilmah Plantation Execs-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Dilmah Night of Plantation Veterans” .. …. in The Island, 24 December 2023… with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Jayantha, Anura & Vernon Anura Gunasekera The elegant Dutch Burgher Union premises was the venue for the annual Planters’ Christmas Dinner, hosted by Dilmah, following a tradition set in place in 2017 by its patriarch, the late Merrill J Fernando. A man with a life-long passion for Pure Ceylon Tea, which contributed much to the success of Dilmah, the hosting of this gathering was his way of honouring the contribution to the industry made by the men, often convenientl Malik, the late Merrill’s eldest, graciously welcomed the guests. Whilst thanking all planters, past and present, for their contribution to the industry, he also spoke of the enduring association between Ceylon Tea, its plantations, and the hospitality industry, emphasizing that the ...