THE 1ST Lady OFFICER FROM THE TRI FORCES IN SRI LANKA GRADUATES FROM THE NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE – BY Nisal Rukshan The graduation ceremony of the 3rd batch, who followed the National Security and Strategic Studies Course (NS&SS) 03/2024 of the National Defence College (NDC) of Sri Lanka was held at the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) auditorium in a grand scale on 18 November 2024 with the presence of Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence as the chief guest. Thirty-three senior Officers participated in this year’s course, representing the Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force & police, including two lady officers, one each from the SL Army and Police. In addition, eight senior officers from friendly foreign nations, including Bangladesh, India, Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia attended this course. During this one-year NS&SS Course, the attendees underwent various modules to broaden ...
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First time bird visitor to Kotte from Pakistan-By Jagath Kanaheraarachchi Source:Island Colombo University Zoology Professor Sampath Seneviratne says a migratory bird called Blue-cheeked Bee Eater has been spotted at Beddagana, Kotte wetland for the first time by local bird watchers. The bird originally from Pakistan and North-West India has never been sighted in this country, Prof. Seneviratne said. Picture captured by Lasitha Surangana Kulugammana shows the migratory bird at Beddagana wetland. Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
Ranasinghe Premadasa: As Pragmatic as Visionary in Political Method-by Dr. Mahim Mendis Source:Thuppahis Dr. Mahim Mendis, in Daily FT, 26 April 2024 …. where the title runs thus: “Revivial of Premadasism the Way Forward for Sri Lanka,” Truly cultured men and women have the capacity to be thankful for the progressive measures taken by Ranasinghe Premadasa. He was a true embodiment of Social Democracy, governing the entire social, political, cultural, and moral order. He was not a mere propagator of a Social Market Economy, when he took over leadership from a right wing, J.R. Jayewardene led UNP that tried to dislodge Deputy Leader Premadasa from his well-earned Presidential candidature in 1989. The same right-wing forces in the UNP, tried to impeach him together with Feudalist sympathisers, who lost all their social status due to Premadasaism I was socialised in my childhood, by an ardent Samasamajist, LSSP, father, in Moratuwa. However, I became disillusioned ...
OBITUARY – PROF RAJA C BANDARANAYAKE – (4 April 1935 – 18 Jan 2024 – By Hugh Karunanayake PROF RAJA BANDARANAYAKE Three months ago, I received an email from Dr Raja Bandaranayake, stating that he was just diagnosed with MND or motor neurone disease. That was shocking news to me, but typified his honesty and open attitude to life., Professor Raja Bandaranayake the internationally renowned medical educator passed away on 18 January just a few months short of his 89 th birthday. Born in Kandy, Raja had most of his secondary education at St Thomas College, Mount Lavinia, from where he entered the Faculty of Medicine in Colombo. On passing his medical degree, he was appointed demonstrator at the Colombo University followed by a spell of about five years as lecturer in the University of Ceylon in Peradeniya. He migrated to Australia in the early 1960s and worked in medical ...
