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www.adaderana.lk Ada Derana Sri Lankan of the Year (Sinhala: අද දෙරණ වසරේ ශ්රී ලාංකිකයා) is an annual award presented to Sri Lankans who have raised Sri Lanka's profile in the international arena through their careers and lifted the name Sri Lanka globally.
TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka.Launched on 11 October 2005, [2] it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. [3]
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020. [14] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis, which culminated into widespread protests ...
9 January – Red Sea crisis: The Sri Lanka Navy announces it will join a US-led operation in the Red Sea against attacks by Houthi rebels.President Ranil Wickremesinghe and other government officials defend this decision.
Derana Film Awards (Sinhala:දෙරණ සිනමා සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's silver screen, each year by the TV Derana, Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan cinema industry and cinema achievements.
The 16th parliamentary election was held on 5 August 2020. [3] The incumbent Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance claimed a landslide victory in the election claiming the majority winning 145 seats, [4] [5] [6] while the newly formed Samagi Jana Balawegaya won a total of 54 seats and the National People's Power won 3 seats.
22 April – "Wasath Siriya – 2023", a Sinhala and Tamil New Year Festival is held at the Shangri-La Green premises in Colombo with the participation of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. [ 35 ] 29 April – Notorious criminal figure Sinharage Saminda Silva alias 'Ratmalane Kudu Anju' is arrested in France .
The Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya (MJP; Sinhala: මව්බිම ජනතා පක්ෂය, romanized: Mawbima Janathā Pakshaya, Tamil: தாய்நாடு ஜனதா கட்சி, romanized: Tāynāḍu Janathā Kaṭci) is a political party in Sri Lanka, founded and led by media mogul, entrepreneur and lawyer Dilith Jayaweera.