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He also requested not to keep his body more than 24 hours after his death and his funeral was conducted according to his last will and instructions in a very simple manner. Rerukane Chandawimala thero had used a rough wooden bed to sleep on and his bodily remains was carried on an equally rough wooden structure and cremated in a rough wood pyre ...
Lasantha Wickrematunge Funeral Protests January 2009. On the 6th of January 2009, fifteen assailants stormed the studio and transmission complex of MTV MBC and destroyed the main control room and their media equipment. Evidence showed a Claymore mine was used for the attack.
After completing his secondary education with Geography, Sinhala and Buddhist Civilization for G.C.E A/L, he attended the University of Peradeniya, where he continued to study drama under the guidance of Professor Ediriweera Sarachchandra. Manoratne completed his master's degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, also obtaining a PhD ...
During Wickrematunge's funeral, Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the gathering on 12 January 2009 said, "Lasantha had to pay the high price with his life like all great leaders in the past who crusaded against corruption and malpractices, and who espoused the cause of democracy, freedom of the people and media rights".
Rathnayake Arachchilage Jayantha Rathnayake (Sinhala: ජයන්ත රත්නායක; 8 August 1968 – 6 April 2020), popularly known as Jayantha Rathnayake, was a renowned music composer, music director and a singer. [1] One of the most popular musicians in Sri Lanka, Jayantha rose to prominence with the musical band Siha Shakthi. [2]
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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 ...
A winter weather advisory was put in place late Sunday for many counties across the tri-state for potential winter weather threats.