Dialog TV (DTV) is a direct broadcast satellite pay TV service provider based in Sri Lanka. A fully owned subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC,Dialog TV was launched in July 2005 under the name "CBNsat". It was later renamed to Dialog TV in February 2007 after the company was acquired by Dialog Axiata PLC.
Mahindananda Aluthgamage is a Sri Lankan politician and a former Minister of Sports. He has also served as Deputy Minister of Power and Energy. He is currently serving as the state minister of Power and Energy.
Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Ranjith Madduma Bandara is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was appointed the cabinet Minister of Law and Order and Minister of Public Administration and Management by the President,Maithripala Sirisena,on 8 March 2018. He has also acted as the Minister of Transport.
Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He is the eldest son of former President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament. He was the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2020 to 2022.
Ratnapura electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Ratnapura in the Sabaragamuwa province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 734,651 registered electors in 2010.
NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. News 1st primarily broadcasts news,live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV,Shakthi TV,TV 1,five radio channels,three websites in Sinhala,English &Tamil languages,and social media platforms.
Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra also known as "Lucky Aiya",was a Sri Lankan politician,a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka,and Adviser to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He was killed along with his bodyguards during a shootout within the same party rival group allegedly headed by MP Duminda Silva.
Carlton Sports Network(CSN),was a Sri Lankan sports,lifestyles and business television channel. CSN was launched on 7 March 2011 and closed in 2016. It was involved in several controversies since its creation,primarily due to overlapping interests of its connected owners. "Carlton" is considered to be the "brand name" of the Rajapaksa family alongside the Carlton Residence of the Rajapaksas,Carlton Pre School owned by Shiranthi Rajapaksa,and Carlton Rugby owned by Namal Rajapaksa,as well as the Carlton Motor Sports Club linked to Rohitha Rajapaksa.
Vasantha Senanayake is a Sri Lankan politician who was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United National Party. He is a great-grandson of D. S. Senanayake and cousin of Ruwan Wijewardene.
Lieutenant Commander Yoshitha Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan sportsman and former naval officer. He is the son of the sixth president of Sri Lanka,Mahinda Rajapaksa and served as the chief of staff to the prime minister of Sri Lanka.
Lakshman Arjuna Mahendran is a Sri Lankan-born Singaporean economist and banker. He is a former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL),having been appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena in January 2015 and served until the end of his term on 30 June 2016. He was the former Managing Director of HSBC Private Bank,Chief Investment Officer of Emirates NBD as well as chairman and Director-General of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka. Mahendran is currently residing in Singapore,which has refused to extradite him on a request from Sri Lanka routed through interpol.
Surangani Visaka Ellawala was a Sri Lankan politician who was a member of parliament (2000-2001) and served as the 9th Governor of the Central Province (2015-2016).
Nalanda Sampath Ellawala was a Sri Lankan politician. He was assassinated in 1997 aged 29.
Amara Lallwala Palliyagurunnans,also known as Amara Indumathi,is a Sri Lankan female Paralympic athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Indumathi became the first Sri Lankan woman athlete to represent Sri Lanka at the Paralympics.
Thiwanka Ranasinghe is a Sri Lankan male boxer. He has competed for Sri Lanka at the 2016 South Asian Games claiming a bronze medal in the men's 49 kg category.
M. Vidanalange Ishan Bandara is a Sri Lankan male boxer who generally competes in flyweight category.
Nanda Sydney Ellawala was a Ceylonese politician. He was a Member of Parliament from the Ratnapura electorate.
The following lists notable events that took place during the year 2021 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists notable events that took place during the year 2022 in Sri Lanka.
S. Jagath Samarawickrama,is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.
