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National List: 30 October 1999: 86 Heart failure [36] Nadarajah Atputharajah: EPDP: Jaffna: 2 November 1999: 36 Assassinated [37] C. V. Gunaratne: PA: Colombo: 7 June 2000: Assassinated [38] M. Sivasithamparam: TNA: National List: 5 June 2002 [39] 78 Lakshman Kadirgamar: UPFA: National List: 12 August 2005: 73 Assassinated [40] Joseph ...
Silumina (Sinhala: සිළුමිණ) is a Sinhala language weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation. The newspaper commenced publishing in March 30 1930, D. R. Wijewardena being its founder. [1] It currently has a circulation of 265,000. [2]
In 2003, Thera was appointed by Malwatta chapter as the Sanghanayaka of the Western Province in Sri Lanka. [4] He was also the Sanghanayaka of the Sri Lankan Buddhist temples in the United States but renounced that position later. Thera is widely recognized for various community service endeavors he undertook. [2]
Ceylon Today is an English language Sri Lankan daily newspaper published by Ceylon Newspapers (Private) Limited. It was founded in 2011 and is published from Colombo. Its sister newspaper is the Mawbima. Ceylon Newspapers (Private) Limited is owned by politician Tiran Alles. [1]
It was the first ever funeral in Sri Lanka to be telecast live on state television. [9] Kumaratunga's wife Chandrika Kumaratunga fled the country with her two children, seeking self-imposed asylum in the United Kingdom. [14] The day of Kumaratunga's assassination is often known as "Horrible Tuesday" or "the Darkest Tuesday in Sri Lankan History ...
The second Dissanayake cabinet is the current central government of Sri Lanka led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was formed on 18 November 2024 after the parliamentary election . [ 1 ]
The Tamil Mirror is a Tamil-language news website in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is published by Wijeya Newspapers. [1] Its sister newspapers are, The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Times, Lankadeepa and Daily FT.
Kumaratunga's funeral, on 21 February 1988, attracted huge crowds and was the first funeral to be broadcast live on Sri Lankan television (by the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation). It was held at Independence Square in Colombo as a state funeral, even though he represented the opposition to the UNP government. The day of his assassination is ...