{"id":152567,"date":"2025-05-04T17:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T17:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=152567"},"modified":"2025-05-04T17:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T17:17:38","slug":"elanka-newsletter-4th-may-2025-1st-edition-sri-lankans-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-4th-may-2025-1st-edition-sri-lankans-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"eLanka Newsletter &#8211; 4th May 2025 &#8211; 1st Edition &#8211; Sri Lankans In Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\"><strong>eLanka Newsletter &#8211; 4th May 2025 &#8211; 1st Edition<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\"><strong> Sri Lankans in Australia<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 20px;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/gem.godaddy.com\/p\/fcf07c1?pact=2030459-186920051-00e7a99d-0ce9-4dc2-b744-c7f58fd3b2f7-6e09fccee3e84bf51c89ddebb86ee7980a096c68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here or on the image below to read this week\u2019s elanka Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gem.godaddy.com\/p\/fcf07c1?pact=2030459-186920051-00e7a99d-0ce9-4dc2-b744-c7f58fd3b2f7-6e09fccee3e84bf51c89ddebb86ee7980a096c68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Elanka-1.jpg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/advancements-in-non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-disease-nafld-research-by-dr-harold-gunatillake\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advancements in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Research \u2013 By Dr Harold Gunatillake<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/kamindu-mendiss-classic-catch-at-ipl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamindu Mendis\u2019s Classic Catch at IPL<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/noel-news-73\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOEL NEWS<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sprint-queen-k-g-badra-gunawardena-updated-01-may-2025-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPRINT QUEEN \u2013 K.G. 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