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Anarkali Akarsha. Anarkali Akarsha ( Sinhala: අනර්කලී ආකර්ෂා ;born 12 July 1987 as Anarkali Janina Jayatilaka) is a Sri Lankan actress, model, former politician and beauty pageant titleholder. [ 1] She was crowned Miss Sri Lanka 2004 and represented Sri Lanka at the Miss World 2004 beauty pageant. She has worked as a ...
While they are arriving, Colombo based 112 Brigade who already outside Lake House managed to rescue 20 hostages by killing one terrorist. As Commandos arrived to location, 20 Specialized Commandos entered the building. Behind them were a group of soldiers from the 17th battalion of the Sri Lanka National Guard. The attempt was halted when ...
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 inflation ...
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.
Raja Hewavitarne, OBE (1898–1958), Member of State Council Matara, Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce. Neil Kamal Hewavitarne (1904–1939), Member of State Council Udugama [154] Sumanadevi Hewavitarne + Jayasuriya. Gamini Jayasuriya (1924–1998)Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Homagama.
On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, three churches in Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital, Colombo, were targeted in a series of coordinated ISIS -related terrorist suicide bombings. Later that day, two smaller explosions occurred at a housing complex in Dematagoda and a guest house in Dehiwala.
The church is located at Kochchikade, Kotahena, Colombo 13, and is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua. The church is designated a national shrine [ 2 ] and minor basilica. [ 3 ] A tiny piece of St. Anthony's tongue is preserved in a special reliquary , which is located in a glass case together with a statue of the saint, at the entrance to the ...
The 1981 anti-Tamil pogrom occurred in Sri Lanka during the months of June, July and August 1981. Organised Sinhala mobs looted and burnt Tamil shops and houses in Jaffna, Ratnapura, Balangoda, Kahawatte, Colombo and in the border villages in the Batticaloa and Amparai districts. [3][4] Further looting, arson and killings then spread to the ...