The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016 was held in Sri Lanka this year and Anuradha Roy was announced the recipient of the prize this evening.
The award was presented by Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Fairway Galle Literary Festival in the presence of several accomplished authors as well as Vijay Amitraj and Adrienne Loftus Parkins who were the masters of ceremony.
Surina Narula, MBE & Co-founder of the DSC Prize, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Anuradha Roy, Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016, Karen Allman, Jury Member, and Syed Manzoorul Islam.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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