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eLanka Newsletter – 18th August 2021 – 6th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “THE COLOMBO OF OLDE” – by Des Kelly Perth boy Rehan Somaweera has become one of Australia’s youngest authors of a scientific paper By Evelyn Manfield Everything You Need To Know About ‘The Bachelor’ Australia’s Two Major Frontrunners-BY JESS PULLAR South Africa omit star Du Plessis for tour to Sri Lanka EU, WHO provides medical equipment to 78 hospitals in Sri Lanka-by Lahiru Fernando Lanka ‘hopeful’ to be off UK red list by September He was a selfless and carefree man Chris Rodrigo-by Champa Mellawa The X-Press Pearl disaster and the imperative for regional maritime cooperation-By Githmi Rabel Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 66 13.08.2021 Climate changes and perils to our health-Dr Harold Gunatillake Magul Maha Viharaya – venue of a historical event By ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 14 July 2021 – 4th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Ten guitars! – By Des Kelly Many Happy Returns of the Day – Desmond De Silva from eLanka! Farah Rumy becomes the first Sri Lankan woman elected to a Swiss Cantonal Parliament. Rotary Club of Colombo Port City – General Meeting on 7 July 2021 – Former High Commissioner to Australia, Somasundaram Skandakumar delivers the Keynote Address NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service – Stay at Home – NSW – in English, Sinhala and Tamil Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 61 09.07.2021 ‘lambda’ coronavirus variant -classified as variant of interest-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Rajapihilla in Kandy – royal resplendence of yesteryear By Arundathie Abeysinghe Hyperautomation: Article 3 of a series of articles on Hyperautomation By Aditya Abeysinghe Railways of Ceylon and the old world – ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 21 March 2021 – 3rd edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “MEMORIES OF WELLAWATTE” – By Des Kelly Obituary – Genevieve Verbenia Rodrigo Ceylon Society holds postponed AGM with great success Pandikoralalage Sunil Chandra de Silva (An appreciation of a friend in two storylines) – by Rudra de Zoysa Christell Luxury Bridal toasts to everlasting confidence with launch of wedding packages alongside industry’s leading players Harinder Kaur is Blacktown City’s 2021 Woman of the Year- By Bageshri Savyasachi Can you restore brain function after Alzheimer’s disease with medium chain triglycerides (MCT) in coconut oil?- by Dr Harold Gunatillake Robert Knox Memorial – tribute to a British Traveler By Arundathie Abeysinghe Memorial Service for Maureen Berenger – Tuesday 23rd March at 6pm Tea Industry Sri Lanka First Digital Tea Auction globally Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 4th Nov – 2nd edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Iconic Singer/Entertainer Desmond De Silva embraces technology to keep his fans spirits up through the pandemic….. “THE CHINA SYNDROME” – By Des Kelly RIP..James Bond – the epitome of a True Scot…and James Bond…no longer shaken not stirred…but rests in Peace… HISTORY OF PERERA & SONS – The Bread That Perera Baked : Inside Story of Perera & Sons Horton Plains – breathtaking highland plateau in the Central Hills-By Arundathie Abeysinghe Webinar Series – Tourism in the New Era – Mrs Kimarli Fernando Top Ayurveda physician in UK welcomes SL’s move to use native medicine to treat Covid-19 patients-by Sujeeva Nivunhella in London Another Coconut Bashing-By Dr Harold Gunatillake My Father Felix Reginald Sirimanne – Yashwanth Dahanayake DRINKING TO YOUR HEALTH – by David ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 25th Oct – 7th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “REMEMBERING SIRIMA” – By Des Kelly “THE RIVERS OF OLD CEYLON” – By Des Kelly Dr Harold Gunatillake’s eBook on Health & Views – Proudly brought to you by eLanka How Can We Improve Debt Sustainability in Sri Lanka | A Primer on Debt in Sri Lanka – by Mr Murtaza Jafferjee, Chairman of the Advocata Institute Redefining Australia’s South Asian foreign policy particularly with Sri Lanka-by By Srimal Fernando and Justin Chua Maroons to relish the challenge – By Nick Creely Viber introduces Sri Lanka’s first-ever localised Horoscope bot An Eye Opener on Health Issues-by Harold Gunatillake A Love story from Ceylon: The British Governor and the Rodi Dancer S.Thomas’ College Old Boys’ Association of NSW/ACT – AGM 2020 When to lodge your ...

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Lafir and Stevens the famous Antonian opening pair – by Upananda Jayasundera   Source:-dailynews Legendary Antonian Cricketers A.C.M.Lafir and Ronnie Stevens were an outstanding Opening pair during their school days and are best known for producing a record first wicket partnership of 276 against Trinity College,Kandy in their 37th ‘Big Match’ in 1954. In that match Lafir scored 170 while Stevens contributed 107. Lafir was not only a great cricketer but also an outstanding Soccer player who represented Phoenix Soccer Club as a left extreme. He played for Kandy United and had the privilege of representing the country against the Ted Dexter’s XI under the captaincy of C.I.Gunasekera. Lafir scored 84 in his first match as a schoolboy and made centuries against all the leading clubs in Sri Lanka to have a tally of 50 centuries including 2 tons for Sri Lanka in the Gopalan Trophy   Match against India ...

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Niyaz Majeed top weightlifter and ruggerite-By Upananda Jayasundera Niyaz Majeed Source:Dailynews Niyaz Majeed, an old boy of St.Anthony’s College,Katugastota was an International Weightlifter and a fine rugby player who captained the first Kandy Lake Club team. His contemporaries were Didacus de Almeida, ​Gavin Stevens, Maurice Perera, Alex Lazarus, Farouk Dole, and Maurice Windus to name a few. At School he played Tennis, Rugby and Basketball besides taking part in Boxing & Karate. Majeed said that Covid – 19 epidemic is well controlled in Sri Lanka due to the great efforts of the Government, Health Services and Armed Forces. ...

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Sri Lanka U12 cricket team formed in Adelaide Source:Daily News The Sri Lanka U12 team (from left): Chamith, Senehas, Imeth, Nuwin, Vinuk, Sakuna, Dinul, Chinuga, Sanketh, Hiruka and Winuda. (Pic. By Upananda Jayasundera, Kandy Sports Spl.Corrs.) An Under 12 cricket team for Sri Lankan kids was formed in Adelaide, South Australia coached by Indika Samarawickrema, an old boy of St.Anthony’s College, Katugastota who qualified himself as a cricket coach in South Australia. The team will participate in the forthcoming 20-over cricket tournament conducted by Cricket Australia.     ...

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