Rajeewa Jayaweera Archives

Rajeewa Jayaweera: An Epitaph from A Friend-in-Arms Source:Thuppahis Gus Mathews of England and Lanka Thank you all for your condolences. Rajeewa was a good friend. When I last saw him in January, he was rather subdued and not his usual ebullient self. It didn’t strike me that he was depressed, but one never knows what lurks behind the mantle of normality. Rajeewa & Sanjeewa Jayaweera on tour in Vietnam in 2019 As the letter he left with his brother explains he had a debilitating medical condition. In addition he was going blind with glaucoma and possibly AMD (advanced macular degeneration) — there is no cure for this so far. He was also separated from his third wife recently. This all adds to a depressed state of mind. The question one asks is “why in Independence Square and not at his home.” Knowing him as I do, I can only guess his mindset. ...

The Rajeewa Jayaweera I Knew Source:-island For a fleeting period, Air Lanka (before its change to SriLankan) lit up the Oman sky, but it was all too brief, as was the life of the initiator of this success. We commemorate the first death anniversary of Rajeewa Jayaweera and recall with pride the achievements of this dynamic individual who left a significant imprint of Sri Lanka’s landscape among those living in the gulf states. As a journalist my association with Rajeewa spanned over a decade in the nineties. He was a “stoic and principled” administrator who was forthright and considered in his views. As Manager of the Sri Lankan airline in Oman, he delivered exceptional service not only to our community in many ways over the period of his tenure, but also to those Gulf travelers visiting our island. I was amazed at his dedication, determination and discipline; he did not waver ...