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.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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In its first electoral test since taking power, the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) fell short of expectations, winning only around 40 % of the national vote in Tuesday’s local government election and falling short of enough seats to gain control of the majority of councils.
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