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eLanka Newsletter – 7th June 2023 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Charles Dickens in Ceylon: Talk by Dr Raja Bandaranayake MBBS, PhD, MSED, FRACS at the Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA) Meeting held in Sydney on 28 May 2023: a short summary. Watch Cricket One Day International (ODI) Highlights – Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 2023 AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2023 – A BLESSING IN DISGUISE – by Charles Schokman BOOK LAUNCH IN MELBOURNE My Nation – My Pride – by Anurasiri Kottegoda (sent by Shenali D Waduge to eLanka) Community Language Schools Spectacular Success – 06.06.23 Silver Sandella… a Jubilee Celebration – By Sugee Kannangara Sri Lanka’s Trans Asia Cellular opens first international retail store in Dubai – sets wheels turning for 5-year Middle East & North Africa expansion plans LIBRARY ...

Remembering Professor Ashley Halpe-by Tissa Jayatilaka Source:Island As we mark the fifth anniversary of Professor Halpe’s passing, we remember him with gratitude and continue to celebrate his life and work. He was a teacher for over 50 years both at home and overseas. He also enriched us by his research, poetry, paintings and translations; as well as by his labours as a chorister, actor, director of plays and administrator. In addition, he was a guide, philosopher and friend to generations of students, many of whom have distinguished themselves in diverse fields of activity. Whilst giving of himself, unstintingly, to the world around him in his characteristically understated style, Ashley Halpe’ remained the exemplary family man, a devoted husband and caring parent. So much so that it is impossible to speak or write about him without in the same breath mentioning his wife Bridget and children Mantha (Guy), Hassinee and Aparna. ...