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.
The Government is finalising a list of names to be posted as heads of Sri Lanka’s missions abroad with ex-Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya assuming the position of Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
Yoshitha Rajapaksa has been arrested by the CID in Beliatta, the Police said.
The CID has arrested Susantha de Silva, former Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for allegedly misappropriating 6.1 million rupees in 2014.
Yoshitha Rajapaksa has been remanded until January 27.
Sri Lanka Railways is enhancing services for the popular ’Ella Odyssey’ train to boost tourism.
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