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President says Sri Lanka’s national spiri tarnished by hatred and anger

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that Sri Lanka’s national spirit has been tarnished by hatred and anger. He said this while speaking at the 77th National Independence Day celebrations held at Independence Square in Colombo. The President said that today Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day, at a juncture when people from the northern, southern, eastern, and central regions of the country collectively dream of a future defined by a prosperous Sri Lankan State, a modern Sri Lankan natio

04 Feb, 2025

Leading Sri Lankan businessman Harry Jayawardena passed away

Leading Sri Lankan businessman Harry Jayawardena passed away. He was 82-years-old at the time of his death. He had served as the Chairman of Melstacorp PLC and the Honorary Consul General for Denmark in Sri Lanka. Jayawardena founded Stassen Exports Limited on 7 September 1977 in order to export Ceylon Tea. In 1988 Jayawardena’s companies became a significant shareholder of the country’s largest private commercial bank,?Hatton National Bank. These companies later ventured into many other are

03 Feb, 2025

President appoints new Army and Navy Commanders

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday appointed?Major General Lasantha Rodrigo as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and Rear Admiral Kanchana Banagoda as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. The appointment letters were handed over by the Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake. The new Army and Navy Commanders replace outgoing Army Chief, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage and Admiral Priyantha Perera. Major General Rodrigo previously served as the Deputy Chi

30 Dec, 2024