Veteran film director, cinematographer, Editor and Producer D. B. Nihalsinghe has passed away at the age of 77, local media reported.
He was a pioneer who introduced professional television production to Sri Lanka, and was behind the first Color teledrama “ Dimuthu Muthu” .
He was the founding Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Sri Lanka’s National Film Corporation and a distinguished alumni of the then University of Ceylon, Peradeniya (presently University of Peradeniya).
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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