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The leftist Sinhalese Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna drew worldwide attention when it launched an insurrection against the Bandaranayake government in April 1971. Although the insurgents were young, poorly armed, and inadequately trained, they succeeded in seizing and holding major areas in Southern and Central provinces before they were defeated by the security forces.
Prof. K. M. de Silva – Executive Director of the International Centre for Ethnic Studies [17] Prof. K. N. O. Dharmadasa – editor-in-chief, Sinhala encyclopaedia [18] Prof. Gishan Dissanaike – financial economist; Adam Smith Professor of Corporate Governance at the University of Cambridge; head of the Finance Department; Director of the Cambridge MPhil Programme in Finance [19] [20]
[10] [11] [12] The petition was dismissed by the court. Gamini Navaratne took over as editor of the paper in February 1984 when the newspaper was restarted. [13] As the civil war escalated newspapers published from Jaffna came under pressure from both government forces and the rebel militant groups.
Eelamurasu was a Tamil language newspaper, which was published between 1984 and 1987. It was known for promoting a Tamil nationalist prospective and a pro-LTTE stance.The first issues were produced in 1984, published by Myl Amirthalingam, a businessman from Jaffna, who ran as the United National Party candidate at 1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections in the Kayts electorate. [1]
Polonnaruwa Vatadage Sri Lanka Ceylon Tea. The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity.Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced by the heritage of Theravada Buddhism originated in Sri Lanka itself (newly found records indicate this, and it is different from other religions from both Sri Lanka or India) (previously the ...
Murasoli was a Tamil language newspaper. It was known for its independent line and opposing the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord as did not consult the Tamils. It was founded by Sinnadurai Thiruchelvam. He was arrested multiple times by the IPKF and his teenage son Ahilan Thiruchelvam was murdered by the IPKF backed EPRLF.
Sri Lanka has 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. [1] Districts are further divided into a number of divisional secretariats (commonly known as D.S. divisions), which are in turn subdivided into 14,022 grama niladhari divisions. [ 2 ]
"SRI LANKA: Several media personnel killed while investigation has failed". Asian Human Rights Commission. 30 April 2007. "Sri Lanka: 34 journalists and media workers killed during present government rule". The Sunday Leader. 26 July 2009. "Blow to free media once again". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 7 June 2009.