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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 Group has ...
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]
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.
Samaarasingha Arachchige Madush Lakshitha alias Makandure Madush. 1979–2020 [39] 2002–2020-10-20. Makandure Madush was an underworld leader and a drug kingpin, who led organized crime and drug trafficking in Sri Lanka. He was alleged on murder of Southern Development Authority Chairman Danny Hittetiyage in 2006.
Initiation. Anupiyā. by the Buddha. Upāli (Sanskrit and Pāli) was a monk, one of the ten chief disciples of the Buddha [1] and, according to early Buddhist texts, the person in charge of the reciting and reviewing of monastic discipline (Pāli and Sanskrit: vinaya) on the First Buddhist Council. Upāli belongs to the barber community.
Chandran Rutnam. Managing Director: Nihara Jayatilleke. Website. www.aac.lk. Head Office - Asian Aviation Centre, Colombo Airport, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. . Asian Aviation Centre (AAC) is a private aerospace engineering and flying training academy in Sri Lanka. [1][2][3][4] Lionair was the parent company of AAC, which has now ceased to operate.
Sir Marcus Fernando. Member of Legislative Council of Ceylon (1921–1931), first Consultant Physician Colombo General Hospital, Registrar Ceylon Medical College. Sir Arthur Marcelles de Silva. Member of the Public Service Commission, first Ceylonese to gain Fellowship (FRCS) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Upali Kannangara (5 January 1951 – 12 December 2018: Sinhala: උපාලි කන්නංගර), was a Sri Lankan musician, singer and accompanist. Starting as a guitar player, Kannangara became one of the most popular singers in Sri Lanka particularly in the outdoor musicals with popular songs such as Iwasillak Na Dakina Thura, Dumbara Mitiyawatha, Parata Kittuwa and Gele Ranmala.