Kandiah (Ken) Balendra, a veteran corporate leader and the first Sri Lankan chairman of John Keells Holdings (JKH) has passed away at the age of 85.
He was the father of current JKH chairman Krishan Balendra and was also the chairman of Brandix Lanka Ltd. Mr. Balendra, a rugger player during his early days, started life as a planter and then moved into tea broking and later into management, helping to transform John Keells into a conglomerate from an initial tea broking unit.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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