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BBC World Service Sinhala Service (Sandeshaya) BBC World Service Tamil Service (Tamilosai) China Radio International Sinhala Service; China Radio International Tamil Service; Radio Veritas Asia; Some broadcasters use local transmitters to relay their broadcasts. Deutsche Welle broadcasts are relayed via Trincomalee on medium wave and short wave.
In 1965, he translated Henrik Ibsen’s play Heddar Gabler as Geheniyak to Sinhala. [2] [3] During this period, he became a program producer in Radio Ceylon. Then he became a professional broadcaster on the BBC World Service, based in London, where he also read for his doctorate. He is the pioneer to bring BBC Sandeshaya to Sri Lankan listeners.
Mapatunage James "M. J." Perera was a Sri Lankan civil servant (3 February 1915 – 14 March 2002) with nine members in his family in Udumulla, Padukka.He created broadcasting history by being the first Ceylonese Director General of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia, taking over the helm from John Lampson of the BBC.
In 1996, GDL was involved in and contributed news and features to the Sinhala service of BBC Sinhala 'Sandesaya' radio program for over a decade. He was in charge of coordinating the audience response to the BBC Sinhala service, pioneered the compilation of 'Thepel Malla', which were published every Friday, reviewing listeners' comments.
On 21 November 2008, a twelve-member group of masked men, forcibly entered the printing press of Sunday Leader, Morning Leader and Irudina Sinhala weekly and set fire damaging printing machines and copies of newspapers printed ready for distribution. The state jammed transmission of BBC programs which contained content the government disliked. [6]
Sandesaya (Sinhalese language word meaning The Message) is a 1960 Sri Lankan film directed by Lester James Peries.The film is based on the war between the Sinhalese people and the Portuguese invaders in Sri Lanka.
The programming of the radio station includes talk shows, and Sinhala and Hindi top hits. [3] Sirasa FM is the first private media organisation to be allowed to broadcast news in Sri Lanka. [ 4 ] However, Sirasa FM was banned broadcasting news after the station broadcast a false report of a nonexistent countrywide curfew. [ 5 ]
Primarily using traditional instruments like sitars, tablas and harmoniums, he incorporated Sinhala folk music with Indian ragas in his work. [5] Many consider his contribution to the development of Sinhala music as unmatched; hence, he is occasionally cited as the "Maestro of Sri Lankan Music" ( Sinhala : හෙළයේ මහා ...