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“TO THOSE, CONCERNED” – By Des Kelly

“TO THOSE, CONCERNED” – By Des Kelly A video that essential viewing, especially to all our Sri Lankan friends. This was sent to me, by Charles Schokman, and I thank...

Sep 19, 2021 | Comments Off

OBITUARY IINEZ SOURJAH (6-10-1929- 8-9-2021) by Hugh Karunanayake

OBITUARY IINEZ SOURJAH (6-10-1929- 8-9-2021) by Hugh Karunanayake It is with much sadness that I refer to the death of a dear friend, CSA member Inez Sourjah who passed away in her sleep in the...

Sep 19, 2021 | Comments Off

Lulu Hypermarkets in Saudi Arabia host Sri Lanka product promotion week

Lulu Hypermarkets in Saudi Arabia host Sri Lanka product promotion week Source:FT The Lulu Hypermarket chain in Saudi Arabia has launched a product promotional week dedicated to Sri Lankan products. The ‘Sri Lanka Week@Lulu’, which...

Sep 18, 2021 | Comments Off

Voice generation using text: A deep-learning method By Aditya Abeysinghe Using text to generate speech similar to human voice is the main function of a text-to-speech (TTS) system. The process of converting text to...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

Beddagana Wetland Park – verdant mosaic of wetlands

Beddagana Wetland Park – verdant mosaic of wetlands By Arundathie Abeysinghe Located in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the administrative capital of Sri Lanka and minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Beddagana Wetland...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

Swiss International Airlines to resume services from Nov. 4

Swiss International Airlines to resume services from Nov. 4 Source:Dailynews Swiss International Airlines has planned to resume their services on November 4, 2021 to Sri Lanka, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL)...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

Airborne survey begins for oil exploration

Airborne survey begins for oil exploration Source:Dailynews For the first time in Sri Lanka, airborne oil exploration have begun in the Mannar and Cauvery basins. Full Tensor Gradiometry (FTG), Gravity and Magnetics survey targeting petroleum...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

Hambantota Port moving at speed despite gloomy market

Hambantota Port moving at speed despite gloomy market Source:Island The Hambantota Port has signed deals with more than 30 countries as it looks to promote its operations globally. Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) said that...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

BPPL Holdings: Only Sri Lankan company listed in Forbes Asia’s 200 ‘Best Under a Billion’ Source:Bizenglish.Adaderana BPPL Holdings PLC, one of Southeast Asia’s largest brush manufacturers and Sri Lanka’s largest plastics recycler equipped with one...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

• • • • BREAKING NEWS • • • •

• • • • BREAKING NEWS • • • • It is with great joy to announce that Operation Hope has taken a momentus step and merged with Compelled By Love. This means you now have the...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

Australia’s Magnificent Giant Cow | The Daily Show With Trevor Noah

Australia’s Magnificent Giant Cow | The Daily Show With Trevor Noah ‘WORLD’S BIGGEST COW’ | Meet Knickers, the giant steer who the world fell in love with Standing at 1.94 metres (6’4) and weighing more...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

La Vie En Rose – by Arthur Speldewinde

La Vie En Rose – by Arthur Speldewinde...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

PETERITE ANNIVERSERIES IN SEPTEMBER– by Algi Wijewickrema Eleven Reverend Priests have held the august position of Rectorship at St. Peter’s College since the first, Rev. Fr. Nicholas Perera. But regrettably I missed recording the anniversary...

Sep 17, 2021 | Comments Off

JETLINERS Bass guitarist Felix Fernando – by Patrick Ranasinghe

JETLINERS Bass guitarist Felix Fernando – by Patrick Ranasinghe During the COCID-19 lockdown, JETLINERS Bass guitarist Felix Fernando, spent most of his time doing what best he like, playing his guitar. Sit back and enjoy him...

Sep 16, 2021 | Comments Off

Celebratory Mass For Old Joe Mario Pieris in Los Angeles, Ca.

Celebratory Mass For Old Joe Mario Pieris in Los Angeles, Ca. A celebratory Mass in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, September 18th 2021 11:00am at St Bede’s Church, 215 Foothill Blvd, La Canada, CA 91011 ...

Sep 15, 2021 | Comments Off

“BAMBALAPITIYA BEAUTIES” – By Des Kelly

“BAMBALAPITIYA BEAUTIES” – By Des Kelly The memories keep flooding back. Very nearly 60 years ago, this writer reluctantly decided, like so many other Burghers, to emigrate to places like Australia, England, Canada etcetera, in...

Sep 15, 2021 | Comments Off

The men behind the nation’s lifeblood

The men behind the nation’s lifeblood The Victoria Dam Source:Dailynews One of the main engineering pioneers of the Accelerated Mahaweli Development Programme, Senior Engineer Douglas Ladduwahetty passed away at the age of 96 recently. A...

Sep 15, 2021 | Comments Off

New Kelani Bridge lights up…-by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

New Kelani Bridge lights up…-by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe Source:Dailymirror The New Kelani Bridge, where construction has almost completed, was lit up in stunning colours last evening. ...

Sep 15, 2021 | Comments Off

Alter & Company revamps 1960s home to create Sri Lankan-informed Bawa House-by Amy Frearson

Alter & Company revamps 1960s home to create Sri Lankan-informed Bawa House-by Amy Frearson Source:Dezeen Architecture studio Alter & Company has updated a mid-century house in East Sussex, England, using a layout and materials palette inspired by trips...

Sep 15, 2021 | Comments Off

Radio Ceylon: King of the Airwaves in the Mid-Twentieth Century

Radio Ceylon: King of the Airwaves in the Mid-Twentieth Century Source:Thuppahis Gaston de Rosayro, in Daily News, 13 February 2017 where the title reads “When Radio Ceylon was King of the airwaves!” World Radio Day was first celebrated in 2012,...

Sep 15, 2021 | Comments Off

Till The Mountains Disappear

Till The Mountains Disappear Josephian Scouting : A Retrospect by Jeremy De Lima Source:tillthemountainsdisappear The Scouting movement which now spans 216 countries with over 38 million members was started in 1908 by Robert Baden-Powell, (later...

Sep 14, 2021 | Comments Off

Sri Lanka’s mystery spinner for T20 Cup

Sri Lanka’s mystery spinner for T20 Cup Source:Thewst Sri Lanka have called up 21-year-old mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana to their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in October-November....

Sep 14, 2021 | Comments Off

Health & Views September 2nd issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake

Health & Views September 2nd issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Download the PDF file ....

Sep 14, 2021 | Comments Off

Heartburn- Why you should know about it?-By Dr Harold Gunatillake

Heartburn- Why you should know about it?-By Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: 25 million adults experience heartburn daily- so says the stats. About one third of them experience heartburn at least once a month in the...

Sep 14, 2021 | Comments Off

SRI LANKAN STREET FOOD By Dish – Weekly Specials HEAT & SERVE DELIVERY SERVICE – -Free Delivery Sydney wide- THIS WEEK SPECIAL “Lamprais” Lamprais is a mouth watering parcel of food wrapped in a banana...

Sep 14, 2021 | Comments Off

Sunil Perera will live in the people’s hearts forever-BY NIROSHA RAJAPAKSE

Sunil Perera will live in the people’s hearts forever-BY NIROSHA RAJAPAKSE Source:Sundayobserver Napoleon Bonaparte once declared music reminds us that the human race is greater than we realise. The music played by a legend in...

Sep 14, 2021 | Comments Off

Sri Lanka basketball picks Tharindu Fernando as World Cup coach

Sri Lanka basketball picks Tharindu Fernando as World Cup coach Tharindu Fernando Source:Sundayobserver The head of coach of Gateway International College, Colombo Tharindu Fernando has been appointed as the coach of the Sri Lanka Under-23...

Sep 13, 2021 | Comments Off

ST PETERS COLLEGE COMMITEE 2021/2022ST PETERS COLLEGE COMMITEE 2021/2022

ST PETERS COLLEGE COMMITEE 2021/2022...

Sep 13, 2021 | Comments Off

Walter May – by Ernest Macintyre

Walter May – by Ernest Macintyre A GENTLE HUMAN Few of Sri Lanka today may know of people who passed away recently and were much of that society long ago. And yet those still left...

Sep 13, 2021 | Comments Off

SriLankan Airlines wins PATA Gold award for excellence in marketing communication

SriLankan Airlines wins PATA Gold award for excellence in marketing communication Source:FT National Carrier SriLankan Airlines, a member of the oneworld alliance, continuing to reaffirm the universal appeal of its marketing communication content, won a...

Sep 13, 2021 | Comments Off

The Sri Lankan National Anthem (Short version) sung by The Fricilia Mixed Choir & The Ao Naga Choir

The Sri Lankan National Anthem (Short version) sung by The Fricilia Mixed Choir & The Ao Naga Choir The short version of Sri Lanka’s National Anthem sung by The Fricilia Mixed Choir, Manado – Indonesia...

Sep 13, 2021 | Comments Off

“KOTHAMULLI” – By Des Kelly

“KOTHAMULLI” – By Des Kelly This interesting song, based on a Sri Lankan medicinal drink, quite often forced on us as children, was sent in to me...

Sep 13, 2021 | Comments Off

Good News From Jayam

Good News From Jayam September 15, 2021 Pls Scroll Down 35 items “We Will Never Forget” National Day of Remembrance September 11, 2021 President Congratulates Sri Lanka Cricket Team President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...

Sep 12, 2021 | Comments Off

Sri Lanka Day 2021 – Cultural show organised by the Sri Lanka Foundation (US)

Sri Lanka Day 2021 – Cultural show organised by the Sri Lanka Foundation (US) Sri Lankans often refer to themselves as “Lions or The Lion Nation”. One of the reasons they do so is due...

Sep 12, 2021 | Comments Off

The next generation of computing: DNA Computing By Aditya Abeysinghe

The next generation of computing: DNA Computing By Aditya Abeysinghe Silicon-based microprocessors changed the digital world. Data processing of devices from IoT (Internet of Things) to super computers is handled by these tiny electronic chips....

Sep 12, 2021 | Comments Off

Bambaragala Raja Maha Viharaya – cave temple with serene vistas By Arundathie Abeysinghe

Bambaragala Raja Maha Viharaya – cave temple with serene vistas By Arundathie Abeysinghe Situated in the village of Henagahawela in Teldeniya, Kandy, Bambaragala Rajamaha Viharaya is a cave temple situated at the summit of a...

Sep 11, 2021 | Comments Off

Our body Fat- good and the bad-By Dr Harold Gunatillake

Our body Fat- good and the bad-By Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: Keeping your body fat percentage in a healthy range, assists your natural innate immunity to fight against external invaders like SARSCoV2 and others. Obesity...

Sep 11, 2021 | Comments Off

“LEGS ELEVEN” – by Des Kelly

“LEGS ELEVEN” – by Des Kelly Compliments of Charmaine Gunatillake and Keith Bennett, this both very interesting AND very important “post” comes walking in, to us, at e’Lanka. Unfortunately, it was just a little bit...

Sep 11, 2021 | Comments Off

Vale Marlon Fernando …. You will be missed – by Lawrence Machado

Vale Marlon Fernando …. You will be missed – by Lawrence Machado Marlon with his wife Treherne Marlon at the Peterite picnic in Sydney a few years ago. Marlon with wife Treherne and children...

Sep 11, 2021 | Comments Off

When You Are Gone – by Gehan Gunasekera

When You Are Gone – by Gehan Gunasekera For all those Jim Reeves fans, here’s a song that was released in 1963, in the album A Touch of Sadness. Written by Reeves with Dean Manuel, the single...

Sep 11, 2021 | Comments Off

Kerrigan La-Brooy – Nominated in the Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards in 6 Categories

Kerrigan La-Brooy – Nominated in the Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards in 6 Categories Kerrigan is absolutely stoked to be Nominated in the Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards in 6 Categories. These awards...

Sep 11, 2021 | Comments Off

Business booms despite pandemic

Business booms despite pandemic Pioneering venture automates procurement process with over 30 high profile buyer companies Web portal eases COVID-19 disruptions for over 3,000 registered suppliers A bold new venture seeks to revolutionise Sri...

Sep 11, 2021 | Comments Off

WFP and the SUN Business Network partner with FCCISL to improve nutrition in Sri Lanka

WFP and the SUN Business Network partner with FCCISL to improve nutrition in Sri Lanka Source:–www.ft.lk The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering with the Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of...

Sep 11, 2021 | Comments Off

Jennifer Lawrence expecting first child with husband Cooke Maroney

Jennifer Lawrence expecting first child with husband Cooke Maroney By Sara Spary, CNN Source:-edition (CNN)Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence is pregnant and expecting her first child with her art dealer husband Cooke Maroney. A representative...

Sep 10, 2021 | Comments Off

Advocata’s Aneetha wins Commonwealth Scholarship, secures a place at Cambridge Uni.

Advocata’s Aneetha wins Commonwealth Scholarship, secures a place at Cambridge Uni. Aneetha Warusavitarana, Research Manager at Colombo-based independent policy think-tank Advocata Institute, has secured a place at the University of Cambridge for an MPhil in...

Sep 10, 2021 | Comments Off

SL among latest ‘Top 25 Islands in the World’ list for travellers

SL among latest ‘Top 25 Islands in the World’ list for travellers source:-www.ft.lk The influential Travel+Leisure (T+L) magazine has included Sri Lanka among the latest list of ‘Top 25 Islands in the World’ for holidaymakers....

Sep 10, 2021 | Comments Off

Cinnamon Grand Colombo’s ‘Lagoon’ restaurant featured in ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’

Cinnamon Grand Colombo’s ‘Lagoon’ restaurant featured in ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ Source:-www.ft.lk ‘The Lagoon’ restaurant at Cinnamon Grand Colombo was recently featured in the ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’, a globally recognised restaurant listing program –...

Sep 10, 2021 | Comments Off

Vermeer’s ‘hidden’ Cupid is the enigmatic artist’s latest mystery

Vermeer’s ‘hidden’ Cupid is the enigmatic artist’s latest mystery Source:Edition.cnn For around three centuries, the girl reading a letter in the dimly-lit solitude of a Johannes Vermeer painting gave no indication of what the...

Sep 10, 2021 | Comments Off

Dialog Axiata and Ministry of Education to Launch 10 TV Channels for Education on Dialog TV and ViU Mobile TV Free of Charge

Dialog Axiata and Ministry of Education to Launch 10 TV Channels for Education on Dialog TV and ViU Mobile TV Free of Charge Source:–island Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, signed a Memorandum...

Sep 10, 2021 | Comments Off

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