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The first Times newspaper, Ceylon Times was established in 1846. The Times of Ceylon Ltd, which existed for 131 years, was taken over by the Sri Lankan government in 1977. Ranjith Wijewardena, the son of D. R. Wijewardena, and the chairman of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, purchased the company which was under liquidation, in 1986.
2009 England. Runner-up. 2012 Sri Lanka. Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2024. Angelo Davis Mathews ( Sinhala: ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස්; Tamil: அஞ்செலோ மத்தியூஸ் (lit: Our Boy Mathew); born 2 June 1987) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the national cricket team in ...
The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it.
Radio Ceylon ( Sinhala: ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සේවය Lanka Guwan Viduli Sevaya, Tamil: இலங்கை வானொலி, ilankai vanoli) is a radio station based in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and the first radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis by the colonial Telegraph ...
Dinesh Schaffter. Dinesh Schaffter (1 May 1971 – 15 December 2022) was a Sri Lankan businessman, philanthropist and former first-class cricketer. [ 1] He was a renowned businessman and served as the director of Janashakthi Group PLC and also served as managing director of First Capital Holdings. [ 2] He died in December 2022 leading to ...
Updated on October 2023. Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Tharushi Dilsara Karunaratne (born 18 November 2004) is a Sri Lankan middle-distance runner who competes mainly in the 800 metres. She won a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships held in Bangkok in the 400m women's event and also the broke the 25 year old Asian record in the event.
The 1984 Mannar massacre was the killing of 200+ minority Sri Lankan Tamils civilians by Sri Lankan Army soldiers in the town of Mannar, north-western Sri Lanka, on December 4, 1984. [1] [2] The attack was triggered when three Army jeeps hit a land mine, killing one soldier. In retaliation, landmarks such as the Central hospital, the post ...
Defunct Sunday newspapers published in Sri Lanka (7 P) Pages in category "Sunday newspapers published in Sri Lanka" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.