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In 2009, the brothers oversaw a ruthless government offensive against the separatist Tamil Tigers that ended Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war but that rights groups say involved war crimes.
Senali Koshila Fonseka was born on 18 September 1992 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [11] [12] [13] Her father Upali Fonseka was one of the brothers of Sri Lankan famous actress Malini Fonseka , who known as Queen of Sinhalese cinema .
Susanthika Jayasinghe. Deshabandu Kameradin Susanthika Jayasinghe [2] ( Sinhala: සුසන්තිකා ජයසිංහ; Tamil: சுசந்திகா ஜயசிங்ஹ, born December 17, 1975) is a Sri Lankan retired sprinter, who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. [3] [4] She won the Olympic silver medal for the 200m ...
Philanthropist. Years active. 1997–present. Spouse. Sujeewa Priyalal (m. 2015) Wasala Kulauthum Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Duleeka Kumari Wijekoon Marapana [1] commonly as Duleeka Marapana ( Sinhala: දුලිකා මාරපන; born 15 November 1975), [2] is an actress in Sri Lankan stage, television and cinema as well as a public speaker ...
Sri Lanka is still reeling from its worst economic crisis, which hit the island nation two years ago. The country declared bankruptcy in 2022 with more than $83 billion in debt, more than half of ...
Sri Lanka dominated the opening day of the second and final cricket test against Bangladesh, riding on strong contributions from its top three batters. No. 3 Kusal Mendis struck 93, Dimuth ...
A BBC News crew filming the BBS rally at Maharagama on 17 February 2013 were surrounded by a mob of twenty young men who threatened them and verbally abused a Sri Lankan member of the crew, accusing him of being a "traitor", having "foreign parents" and working for a "foreign conspirator" who was "against Sri Lanka".
Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved increasing the minimum wage by 40%, a top official said on Tuesday, to support workers struggling with living costs as the economy slowly shakes off its worst ...