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Upali Wijewardene. Philip Upali Wijewardene (17 February 1938–13 February 1983: Sinhala: උපාලි විජේවර්ධන) was a Sri Lankan business magnate and entrepreneur. In 1983, Wijewardene had a net worth of US $50 million. He was the founder and chairman of Upali Group, the first multi-national business in Sri Lanka.
Upali Air was founded at the end of the 1960s by Sri Lankan entrepreneur Upali Wijewardene. [1] This businessman was well known for his skill in buying companies on the brink of bankruptcy and making them successful. Upali Air began operating with a single 20-seat De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter airplane.
Rickman House, Colombo, Arcadia, Diyatalawa, Adisham Hall. The Wijewardene family [1] is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in enterprise and politics. Along with many members who have been successful politician across generations, the family includes two Chief Justices, two Prime Ministers and two Presidents of Sri Lanka.
Upali Newspapers (Private) Limited (UNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. UNL was founded by Upali Wijewardene, nephew of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena. [1] Upali Wijewardene started publishing two Sunday newspapers, Sunday Island and Divaina Irida Sangrahaya, in 1981. [1]
A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by last Friday's landslide and has formally asked for ...
One of the prominent editors of that time, Denzil Peiris, recruited Gamini Weerakoon as the news editor for The Observer. He was invited to take up the position as the news editor of The Island during the inauguration of the Island newspapers, which was launched by prominent business tycoon Upali Wijewardene in 1981. [4]
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister on Friday visited the site of a massive landslide that is estimated to have buried hundreds of villagers in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous ...
Nearly 670 people are feared dead following a devastating landslide in a remote region in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday, according to estimates from the Chief of Mission for the ...