Port City meant to ‘Slay Two Birds with One Stone’-by Trevor Jayetileke The Colombo Port City Bill was passed in The Sri Lanka Parliament on the 20th of May 2021  with all the amendments as required by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and therefore the first hurdle has been cleared for it to go ahead. The Colombo Port City (CPC) is the second Gambit of China’s BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) to expand its Economic Horizons into Asia, Middle East, Africa and East-Europe., and so far so good. The BRI is the Brain Child of China’s President Xi Jinping a rising Star of exceptional calibre, not seen before in  the Asia Pacific Region.  The BRI Concept of President Xi was initially spoken by him in the Caspian region in 2013 and subsequently in Indonesia and then in early 2014 when our Foreign Minister  went to China to obtain its ...

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Cutting the Asian Suez Canal at the ‘Kra’ – By Trevor Jayetileke   Source:Ceylon Today The COVID-19 inflicted world economic slowdown/recession/depression  forecasts for by the IMF compounded by ‘sabre rattling’  in the Indian Ocean over China by the US  sabre rattling is like a bull  in a china shop. The only saving grace is energy, fossil fuels, regarded by the greenies as a devil in disguise who predict a dreadful world occurrence caused by its  harmful co2 emissions that needs to be addressed by renewables like solar and wind. what i fear most is what will happen to the industrial world to be driven by new technology of the 4th industrial revolution when the proven reserves of fossil fuels are used up and not replaced in time by new discoveries due to cuts in exploration budgets mainly by oil majors as a result of the economic slowdown of the entire world ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 7th Oct – 2nd edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter THE HON JOSH FRYDENBERG MP – Treasurer – Speech – Budget 2020-2021 “THE BOSUN’S PIPE” – By Des Kelly PROFESSOR ABHAYA ATTANAYAKE “PETERITES AROUND THE WORLD” – Appointment of Desmond Kelly, an old Peterite, as Administrator on the Forum Changing Tracks: Reg and Melbourne grow up together – On Drive with Rafael Epstein Rugby star Bowala played for six ‘A’ Division clubs-by Althaf Nawaz Authentic Sri Lankan food at Hela Bojun Hala – By Arundathie Abeysinghe What does the Liver do for you- how can you prevent liver failure?-Dr Harold Gunatillake Webinar – Australia India Women in Business – Opportunities & Challenges during COVID-19 THE HON JOSH FRYDENBERG MP – Treasurer – Media Release – Tax relief to support hard working Australians and to ...

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Please help in contacting Geoffrey Wijesinghe for Trevor Jayetileke Please help in contacting Geoffrey Wijesinghe for Trevor Jayetileke with a contact number preferably Mobile. He was a Journalist I think for Sport at Lake House., now possibly retired. He was a wicket keeper for St.Thomas’ Mt.Lavinia. He is from our Kotte clan and one of the very few now living like me (late 70’s) Sincerely, Trevor ...

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