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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2019) – Compiled by Victor Melder The touring New Zealanders, defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets, to win the first T20 International, played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Sri Lanka – 174/4 in 20 Overs (Mendis 79, Dickwella 33, Southee 2/20, Santner 1/22) New Zealand – 175/5 in 19.3 Overs (Taylor 48, Grandhomme 44, Mitchell 25no, de Silva 2/21, Malinga 2/23, Dananjaya 1/30) Player of the Match: Ross Taylor (New Zealand) T20 debut: Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) The touring New Zealanders, defeated Sri Lanka by 4 wickets, to win the second T20 International, played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Sri Lanka – 161/9 in 20 Overs (Dickwella 39, Fernando 37, Mendis 26, Rance 3/33, Southee 2/18, Kuggleijn 2/38, Sodhi 1/34) New Zealand – 165/6 in 19.4 Overs (Grandhomme 59, Bruce 53, Dananjaya 3/36, Udana 1/18, de Silva 1/32) Player ...

Oct 6, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Cricket News, Victor Melder Tagged Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep, Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium Comments 0

SRI LANKA NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2019) – Compiled by Victor Melder. Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were 8,532.6 million US dollars by the end of August, up from 8,343.9 million US dollars in July, latest Central Bank data showed. By the end of August, foreign currency reserves were 7,494.7 million dollars while the reserve position in the IMF was 65.5 million dollars. Special Drawing Rights were 14.5 million, reserves in Gold were 956.8 million and other reserve assets were 1.1 million US dollars. The outstanding stock of T-bills and T-bonds held by foreigners decreased by 0.45 percent during the week compared to the previous week. During the year up to 6th September 2019, the Sri Lanka rupee has appreciated against the US dollar by 1.2 percent. (Daily Island, 9.9.2019) The first-ever anti-venom serum developed in Sri Lanka to treat snake bites victims is expected to be introduced to ...

Oct 6, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Central Bank, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Harsha Athurupane, Wildlife State Minister Ranjith Aluwihare Comments 0

OBITUARIES Compiled by Victor Melder (E & O.E.) (SEPTEMBER 2019) BAINES – EVA DOROTHY (nee Hawke), wife of Robert “Sonnie” (dec), mother and mother-in-law of Allan (dec), Trevor & Doreen, Kenny & Marguerite, Ronnie & Jacinth and Marcia. Grandmother of Tanya, Adam, Khyam and Kesh, great grandmother of 7, in Qld on August 8, 2019, aged 100 years. (Brisbane Courier Mail, 15.8.2019) GAUDER – YVONNE (nee Vanderwert), wife of late Robyn Gauder, in Melbourne. (Contributed) RAYMOND – RUSSELL OAM, husband of Shirley, father of Chris, Carmie, Anthony and Subi, father-in-law of John, Bryan, Jenni and Rhonda, grandfather of Nicholas, Sam, Alex, Ruby, Danny, Mayah and Charlie, in Perth, on August 25, 2019. (The West Australian, 27.8.2019) COOPER – MICHELLE, wife of Terry, mother of Michael and Jy, mother-in-law of Ebonie and Amica, grandmother of Jaxon. Daughter of Hilarion and Pam Caspersz, sister of Jacqueline, Elise, Vanessa, Amarilla and Jerome, ...

Oct 2, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged EVA DOROTHY, ROSHAN Comments 0

VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2019 BOOKS To Wage War Against the Queen (The Coup d’etat of January 27, 1962) by Dorothy Ludowyk Joseph, Facsimile, 2001 (Donated by Kevin Melder, Dalkeith, WA) Lost in Floral Rain Journey of a Medical Student by Pushpa Suriyaarchchi, 2019. Contemporary Tamil Writing in Sri Lanka by K.S.Sivakumaran, 1974 Kings of Sri Lanka, From Vijaya to Sri Wickrama Rajasingha by D.M.Karunarathna, 2005. Plead Mercy by Anne Ranasinghe, 1975 The Golden Deer by Premini Amerasinghe (No’s 2 – 6, Donted by Samantha Sirimane Hyde, Denistone, NSW Lions of Sri Lanka, Cricket ...

Sep 12, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged "CRICKET, Kevin Melder, Lions of Sri Lanka, Old Aloysians Sports Club Comments 0

OBITUARIES: Compiled by Victor Melder (E & O.E.) (AUGUST 2019) ARASANAYAGAM – JEAN (nee Solomons), wife of Arasanayagam, mother of Parvathi and Devasundari, mother-in-law of John Gunter. Sister of the late Pat Solomons and Rosemary Emery, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 2.8.2019) DIAS – CORDELIA (LULIN) FLORISHA (nee Jackson), wife the late George Dias, mother of late Melvyn, Nalini, Noel Tyrone, Corrine (all Aust) and Barbara, mother-in-law of Francis perera and Charles Gunasekera, grandmother of Sean, Nadia, Roger, Tamara, Jessica, Yannick and Julian, great grandmother of AJ, Jordan, Cruz and Indiana, in Sri Lanka aged 100 years. (Daily News 3.8.2019) ARNDT – GEORGE ARTHUR RICHARD, husband of Jeanne, father of Arlene, Sandy and Stuart, father-in-law of David, Johnny and Jayne, grandfather of Emily, Andrew and Tom, in Perth, WA. (The West Australian, 7.8.2019) LEONARD – MARYSE, (16.04.1979 – 03.08.2019) daughter of Vernon and the late Marina, in Melbourne. ...

Sep 12, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged John Gunter, Marie Kelaart, Shameema Dean Comments 0

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (AUGUST 2019)Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to terminate the contract of Chandika Hathurusingha, the Head Coach of the national cricket team, after the two parties failed to come to a mutual agreement to sever ties. Following the ICC Cricket World Cup where Sri Lanka finished sixth, SLC had indicated to the Head Coach that they were looking for a replacement but Hathurusingha was interested in staying on till the end of his contract in December 2020. SLC had agreed to pay him six months of his salary to bring an early end to the contract but Hathurusingha maintained that he could still help development of players. Hathurusingha is expected to fight his case in courts, much like Geoff Marsh, who successfully sued SLC eight years ago after being unceremoniously dumped from his job. Interestingly, it took Marsh four weeks since ...

Sep 10, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Cricket News, Victor Melder Tagged Dhananjaya De Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella, Suranga Lakmal Comments 0

SRI LANKA NEWS – (AUGUST 2019) – Compiled by Victor Melder Non Infectious Diseases (NIDs) claim the lives of more than 100,000 persons in Sri Lanka annually. Of the 103,500 deaths reported, 10,000 succumbed due to diabetes, Health Ministry statistics indicates. Of adults in the country, 23.7% suffer from high blood cholesterol and/or are under medication for the disease. In terms of gender, 19.1% of adult males and 28.4% of female adults suffer from the condition, new research has revealed. Of those in the 40-69 age group, 9% face a 30% risk of being prone to heart diseases. Of the total adult population in the country, more than 90% suffer from at least one critical element of non contagious diseases, it has further come to light. Of this number, 73.5% suffer from one to two NIDs related critical factors, while 18.3% have three to five such elements, according to the ...

Sep 7, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged SRI LANKA NEWS - (AUGUST 2019) - Compiled by Victor Melder, Victor Melder Comments 0

VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2019 BOOKS Constitutional Reform and Crisis in Sri Lanka edited by Asanga Welikala, 2019 Sri Lanka: The Recent Past, Brief Essays in History & Politics by Prf. K. M. de Silva, 2018 Ethnic Conflict in Buddhist Societies in South and Southeast Asia, edited by Prof. K. M. de Silva, 2015 Sri Lanka: Come Wind, Come Weather. A Political History of Sri Lanka Since Independence in Narrative Form, Vol 1,2015,by Prof. K. M. de Silva Sri Lanka: Come Wind, Come Weather. A Political History of Sri Lanka Since Independence in Narrative Form, ...

Aug 4, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Ancient Sinhalese, Asanga Welikala, Hemal Gurusinghe, Victor Melder Comments 0

OBITUARIES Compiled by Victor Melder (E & O.E.) (JULY 2019) HENDRICKS – FERGUS, husband of the late Maureen, father of Portia and Shawn, father-in-law of Silmiya, grandfather of Dephane. Brother of Horatious & late Lorna, late Hiyazeene & Boby Crusz, Fabian & Lorraine, Sheila & Herbert Kreltsheim, Rodney & Wendy and Esme & Ralph De Visser, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 4.7.2019) MARTYN – SCHOLASTICE (MARIE), wife of G. A. (Maurice) Martyn, mother of Sandra Walgama, Charmaine Mathews and Sean Martyn, grandmother of Shane, Jessica, Shanese, Shontel, Shanelle and Stefan. Daughter of late Clement and Zena Pereira, sister of late Kevin, Angela, Therese, Bernard, Marie, Annette and Bernadette, in Sri Lanka. – 74, Halpe Mawatha, Kandana, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 9.7.2019) KELLY – GERTRUDE, wife of late Rex Kelly, mother of late Trevor, Tyronne, Therese, Rhonda, Radley, Sandra and late Rennet, daughter and sons-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchildren, in ...

Aug 3, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged ANGELA DAISY, FRANCIS – JOSEPH JEROME, MOLLIGODA – ERIC WENDY, Victor Melder Comments 0

SRI LANKA NEWS – JULY 2019 Compiled by Victor Melder. Demand for land in Thalahena, Gothatuwa and Kolonnawa are rising significantly, resulting in the highest percentage increases in land prices in Greater Colombo, according to a recently concluded study. LankaPropertyWeb.com analysed postings in its website to ascertain the change in asking prices for land in the Greater Colombo area. Thalahena topped the list, recording a year-on-year percentage increase of 64 percent. Ragama, Gothatuwa and Kolonnawa continues to be popular with land prices recording a percentage increase of between 55-35 percent The percentage increases are in line with the increases noted in the asking prices of land. In Thalawathugoda, the average price per perch is between 1.7 – 2 million Rupees. Interestingly, with the spike in percentage increase, neighboring suburb Thalahena, joins the same price category. While land in Kolonnawa and Wellampitiya both fall within the range of 700,000 to ...

Aug 1, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Disaster Management Centre, Thalahena, Welikanda Comments 0