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Sri Lanka competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This marked Sri Lanka's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Seven of the nation's previous Olympic appearances were under the name Ceylon.
Her father Jackson Anthony is a popular actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. [5] Often considered as one of the most versatile actors in Sri Lanka, Jackson has appeared before the public in versatile forms; director, producer, singer, screenwriter, television host, novelist, columnist, lyricist, historian and traveller.
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election and was held on 21 September 2024. [4] [5] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
She was the Second-Runner-Up of the Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant in 1999. [8] In 2006, she hosted the television program Semini Samaga Mathaka Mawatha telecast on TV Derana. [ 44 ]
Sanath Nishantha Perera [2] (Sinhala: සනත් නිශාන්ත, Tamil: சனத் நிசாந்த; 3 May 1975 – 25 January 2024), more commonly known as Sanath Nishantha, was a Sri Lankan politician who was a member of parliament and a Minister of State.
Press freedom is a major concern in Sri Lanka. Both sides in the war make efforts to silence inconvenient reporters. Around 15 reporters received death threats from one faction or the other in 2004 [2] The assassinated reporter Aiyathurai Nadesan, correspondent in Batticaloa for several Tamil media stated just prior to his assassination in 2005:
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation: Sinhala: 94.3: 94.5 — Thendral FM: State-owned: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation: Tamil: 104.7: 104.9 — Radio Sri Lanka: State-owned: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation: English: 97.4: 97.6 — SLBC National Service (Swadeshiya Sevaya) State-owned: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation: Sinhala: 91.7: 91.9 ...
Hiru Golden Film Awards (Sinhala:හිරු රන් සිනමා සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's silver screen, awarded by the Asia Broadcasting Corporation, Sri Lanka and organised by Hiru TV, in recognition of the contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan cinema industry.