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WEB6 days ago · Saumiyamoorthy Thondaman was born in Munapudoor in what was then the Madras Presidency of India during British rule on 30 August 1913. He died of a myocardial infarction at the Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital in Colombo on 30 October 1999. This article is to commemorate his 111th birth anniversary on 30 August 2024.
Presidents May Come and Presidents May Go but JR …
WEB13 hours ago · Articles by D.B.S. Jeyaraj – dbsjeyaraj.com ♬ P. Leela, ‘Forgotten’ Singer Who Sang Unforgettable Songs In Tamil Cinema ♥ May 29, 2024; Why did Minister Tiran Alles sign the outsourcing deal with VFS Global when there’s no rationale for outsourcing since Lankan officials have been handling on-arrival visas since 2012 without a problem.
Why Ranil Wickremesinghe is Supremely Confident of Winning the …
WEBSep 15, 2024 · by D.B.S. Jeyaraj (P. Leela was the uncrowned queen of song in the realm of Tamil films during the fifties and sixties of the last century.Born in 1934, Leela passed away in 2005.This Article written in 2015 is re-posted here without any changes to denote Leela’s 90th Birthdy on May 19) I was pleasantly surprised […]
Articles by D.B.S. Jeyaraj – dbsjeyaraj.com
WEBMay 29, 2024 · By D.B.S.Jeyaraj Friday March 24 was the 74th birthday of Ranil Sriyan Wickremesinghe. The Sri Lankan president was born in Colombo on 24 March 1949. This Birthday would have been a delighful one for Ranil for two reasons. This is the first birthday he celebrated as the executive president of Sri Lanka.
How I was Arrested by the CID and Detained on the 4th Floor.
WEBThirty-six years ago in October 1987, I was arrested by the Sri Lankan Police and detained at the Crminal Investigation Department (CID) Office on the fourth floor of the Police secretariat in Fort, Colombo. I was then working as a journalist for “The Island” in Colombo. I was also the Sri Lanka Correspondent of the Indian English daily ...
“Brigadier” Balraj: Seventh Death Anniversary of Legendary LTTE ...
WEBMay 24, 2015 · By. D.B.S.Jeyaraj (Kandiah Balasegaran alias Balraj the legendary military commander of the LTTE died of a heart attack on May 20th 2008.This article is an updated amalgamated version of articles written by me in 2008 and 2011 about him.
2024 Presidential election is “still open” but Incumbent President ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · By Charumini de Silva. With less than 10 days to go, incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday described the decisive Presidential election as “still open” but expressed confidence of victory on the strength of his proven prowess and the dynamic plan and implementation focus to deliver higher socio-economic growth.
President Wickremesinghe Invites Opposition Leader and …
WEB(Text of Press Release Issued by the Presidents Media Division on 5 July 2023) President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the importance of avoiding misleading arguments and instead urged the entire opposition, led by the opposition leader, to join the government in addressing the country’s challenges.
Political Pulse – dbsjeyaraj.com
WEBMay 9, 2024 · By D.B.S.Jeyaraj (This is an Enhanced Version of an Article written for the “Political Pulse” Column in the “Daily Financial imes” of Feb 18th 2021). February 20th 1961 is a very important date in the history of the Sri Lankan Tamil political struggle to regain lost rights. It was on this day, sixty years ago ….
D.B.S. Jeyaraj’s Journey Home: Journalist in Exile Visits Sri Lanka for ...
WEBJul 12, 2014 · Marianne David Interviews DBS Jeyaraj for DailyFT. Pix by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai. Introduction. Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka.That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the war dragged on and then escalated despite intermittent ceasefires, but he never let it go ...