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Vesak 2026: Invitation from Sri Lankan Consulate in Melbourne
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne has invited the Sri Lankan community and friends of Sri Lanka to join its official Vesak 2026 commemorations. The event will celebrate the sacred Buddhist festival of Vesak, bringing Sri Lankan cultural and spiritual traditions to Victoria. The main programme will be held on Saturday, 30 May 2026 at
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Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister to Meet Melbourne Community This Sunday (31 May)
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, the Hon. Vijitha Herath, will host an open community dialogue with Sri Lankans in Melbourne this coming Sunday, 31 May, at Springvale City Hall. The event, scheduled from 2.30 PM to 5.00 PM, is being held at 18 Grace Park Ave, Springvale, and is open to members of the Sri Lan
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30th Anniversary of the 1996 World Cup Win celebrated in Malaysia
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Sri Lanka’s 1996 Cricket World Cup champions were celebrated in style at the Royal Selangor Cricket Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during a special 30th Anniversary exhibition match held on Saturday, May 16, 2026. The Sri Lanka Legends side featured iconic players including Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatu
May 19
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Vesak 2026: Invitation from Sri Lankan Consulate in Melbourne
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne has invited the Sri Lankan community and friends of Sri Lanka to join its official Vesak 2026 commemorations. The event will celebrate the sacred Buddhist festival of Vesak, bringing Sri Lankan cultural and spiritual traditions to Victoria. The main programme will be held on Saturday, 30 May 2026 at
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20 hours ago1 min read
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister to Meet Melbourne Community This Sunday (31 May)
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, the Hon. Vijitha Herath, will host an open community dialogue with Sri Lankans in Melbourne this coming Sunday, 31 May, at Springvale City Hall. The event, scheduled from 2.30 PM to 5.00 PM, is being held at 18 Grace Park Ave, Springvale, and is open to members of the Sri Lan
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1 day ago1 min read
Australia Launches AUD 2 Million Farming Recovery Program for Sri Lanka
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Australia has announced a new AUD 2 million partnership with the FAO and Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Ministry to support recovery efforts after Cyclone Ditwah. The 12-month program, launched in Colombo, will focus on rebuilding vegetable farming in the hard-hit districts of Nuwara Eliya and Badulla two key areas for the country’s food production. The
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May 71 min read
184,800 Sri Lankans Now Call Australia Home
AUS NEWS LANKA exclusive news article reporting on the Sri Lankan-born population in Australia in 2025.
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May 13 min read
Young Sri Lankan Sithumli Mendis Claims Dual Bronze in Melbourne
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Rising Sri Lankan squash talent Sithumli Mendis has delivered a stellar performance on the international stage, securing two prestigious podium finishes during her April 2026 tour in Melbourne, Australia. Representing Sri Lanka, the young athlete captured third-place finishes in the Girls' Under-17 category at both the Australian Junior Open and t
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Apr 272 min read
New Application Process for All Sri Lankan Consular Services in Melbourne
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. All consular services for Sri Lankan citizens residing in Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania are managed by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne. Applications for these services can be submitted either by post or in person by scheduling a prior appointment. Please note that appointments are mandatory for all attestation services,
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Apr 181 min read
IMF warns war could drag global growth to 2 percent
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. The global economy is facing fresh uncertainty as the Middle East conflict disrupts growth and pushes inflation higher, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund. Before the conflict, global growth for 2026 was expected to reach 3.4%. That outlook has now weakened due to rising energy prices and supply disruptions, especiall
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Apr 152 min read
2026 ඔස්ට්රේලියාවේ සිංහල අලුත් අවුරුදු නැකැත් පත්රය...
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. ඈපා පාරම්පරික ජ්යොතිෂ්ය දැනුමෙන් ඔස්ට්රේලියාවේ සෑම ප්රාන්තයකටම ගැලපෙන පරිදි සැකසූ නැකත් පත්රය එළිදැක්වේ. ශ්රී ලාංකීය අනන්යතාවය විදහා දක්වන ප්රධානතම සංස්කෘතික මංගල්යය වන සිංහල හා හින්දු අලුත් අවුරුද්ද සැමරීමට ලෝකවාසී සියලුම ශ්රී ලාංකිකයන් මේ වන විට සූදානම් වෙමින් සිටිති. විශේෂයෙන්ම, ඔස්ට්රේලියාවේ වෙසෙන දහස් සංඛ්යාත අපේ දූ දරුවන්ට සහ ව
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Apr 61 min read
NASA launches astronauts on first lunar mission in 53 years
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. History has been made as NASA successfully launched its Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. The rocket lifted off from Florida at 9:38am AEDT, marking the first human mission to the Moon since Apollo 17. The crew includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. Hansen becomes the firs
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Apr 21 min read
ශ්රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සමාගමේ සභාපති ඉල්ලා අස්වෙයි, වැඩබලන සභාපතිවරයා පත් කෙරේ...
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. ශ්රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවයේ සහ ශ්රී ලංකන් කේටරින් සමාගමේ සභාපති සරත් ගනේගොඩ මහතා 2026 මාර්තු 31 වන දින සිට බලපැවැත්වෙන පරිදි අධ්යක්ෂ මණ්ඩල දෙකෙන්ම ඉල්ලා අස්වීමේ ලිපිය භාර දී තිබේ. ශ්රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය පැවසුවේ, තාවකාලිකව, භාණ්ඩාගාර ලේකම් විසින් නව සභාපතිවරයෙකු පත් කරන තෙක් ඒ.කේ.ඩී.ඩී. ඩිමාල් අරන්දර මහතා ආයතන දෙකෙහිම වැඩබලන සභාපතිවරයා ලෙස කටයුතු ක
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Mar 311 min read
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