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The 2022 Sri Lankan protests, commonly known as Aragalaya ( Sinhala: අරගලය, lit. 'The Struggle'), were a series of mass protests that began in March 2022 against the government of Sri Lanka. The government was heavily criticized for mismanaging the Sri Lankan economy, which led to a subsequent economic crisis involving severe ...
Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP ( Sinhala: නන්දසේන ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: நந்தசேன கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ஷ; born 20 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan politician and military officer, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 November 2019 until his ...
Website. georgesteuart .lk. Dilith Susantha Jayaweera (born 18 September 1967) is a Sri Lankan Businessman, Entrepreneur, Media mogul, Lawyer and Politician. [1] In 2011, he was named by the LMD [2] as one of the ten ‘Business People of the Year’. [3] In 2020, Dilith Jayaweera was among 100 corporate leaders named by the LMD [4] on its A ...
Ada Derana 24 Ada Derana - Studio 24. Ada Derana 24 is Sri Lanka's first ever 24-hour television news channel and first dedicated news channel. The channel is available on Satellite and cable Television. Catering to the thirst for news and information Ada Derana 24 has redefined the news space in Sri Lanka by providing around the clock news to ...
The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), formerly Radio Ceylon, is the oldest radio station in Asia, and was founded as Colombo Radio in 1925. Edward Harper who was then the Chief Engineer at the Telegraph Department in 1921, was the first person who initiated experimental broadcasts in Ceylon. The first-ever broadcast on an experimental ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's parliament approved a domestic debt restructuring plan on Saturday that is crucial to continue a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Sri ...
Sri Lanka has unleashed some special bowling talents ahead of big events over the years. In the case of Lasith Malinga, he was thrown into the deep end during a so-called Top End tour of Australia ...
t. e. An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 20 July 2022 following the resignation of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 14 July. The president of Sri Lanka was elected by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in a secret ballot to decide who would complete the remainder of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's term.