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TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, [ 2 ] it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. [ 3 ] Its main transmission tower is on the Kikilimana mountain, and coverage is extended nationwide via eight transmission towers.
Lankadeepa (Sinhala: ලංකාදීප) is a daily Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by Wijeya Newspapers. They were established in 1991. [1] The chairman of the organisation is Ranjith Wijewardene, the son of D. R. Wijewardena. [2] The newspaper's coverage includes politics, sports, entertainment and military.
Hiru TV (Sinhala: හිරු ටීවී) is the most watched television channel in Sri Lanka, founded by Rayynor Silva (Chairman) and owned by Asia Broadcasting Corporation. [ 3 ] Hiru TV is Sri Lanka's first and only digital television channel which has the DVB-T2 pictures and stereo sounds. [ 4 ][ 5 ][ 3 ] It currently holds all island ...
NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. [1] News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter).
2015 coverage map of SLRC services. Currently, the SLRC operates three channels. Rupavahini is the main channel, in Sinhala. It transmits on a 20-hour schedule and features news, teledramas, educational programming, discussion shows, and imported programming.
A one kilowatt (1 KW) transmitter and 65 feet (20 m) transmission tower were used to broadcast the ITN channel within a 15 miles (24 km) radius of the city of Colombo. [3] Due to the geographical location of the transmission station, local weather and the transmission equipment used early viewers experienced many disruptions and interference to ...
The Sri Lankan economic crisis[8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
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. He was elected from the Puttalam District in 2015 and 2020, and served ...