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SLPA office bearers for 2022/23
View(s):Sri Lanka Press Association appointed office bearers at its 66th AGM held recently. Director – Centre for Investigative Reporting and Director – CICRA Campus Colombo Attorney Vasana Wickramasena delivered the keynote address. The new Ex-co is as follows:
Chief Patron – Muditha Kariyakarawana, Patrons – Thilakarathna Kuruwita Bandara, Eng Upali Arambewale, P Balasingham, Dharman Wickremeratne, President – Sisira Wijesinghe (Media Advisor), Vice Presidents – P M Senaratne (Author), S G K D Julian (Diwaina), Vijitha Kadiragonna (Sucharithaya).
Secretary General – Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana (Daily Mirror), Dep Sec Gen – Tilak Senanayake (Media Trainer), Dep Sec – S Karunaratne (Attorney-at-Law). Asst Sec – Pani Wewala (Bhasha Premi Sandanaya), Sriyanjani Lokuliyana (Central Environment Authority), Foreign Sec Kelum Bandara (Daily Mirror).
National Organisers – Rohitha Wickramasinghe (Yarl TV), Thilanka Kanakaratne (Freelance Writer), Asst NOs – Nirmala Perera (Surani Publishers), Kapila Bamunuarachchi (Ministries). Treasurer – Chaminda Karunaratne (Kotelawala Defence University), Asst Treasurers – Krishna D Edirisinghe (Aruna), Saliya de Fonseka (Trumpet Publications).
Chief Editor – Yasawardena Rodrigo (Deshaya), Editor Tamil – Ramsy Kuddoos (Lake House), Editor English – Yohan Perera (Daily Mirror). Chief Publications Sec – Chula Bandara Banneheke (Graphics Specialist), Asst Publications Sec – Ananda Kannangara (HelpAge), Digital Media Sec – Daminda Harsha Perera (Daily FT).
Academic Adviser – Prof Samitha Hettige (Kuala Lumpur University), Chief Coordinator – Shanika Sriyananda (President’s Media Division), Women’s Affairs Organiser – Nimanthi Ranasinghe (Lankadeepa).
Executive Committee – Douglas Nanayakkara (SLRC), Premalal Wijeratne (Mawurata), Rathnasiri Mutukumara (WFBY Sri Lanka), Cyril Ariyapala (Dramatist), L P Thilakaratne (Information Department), Maheshani Meegahapola (Freelance), Thushara Udawatte (Aruna), Chaminda Perera (Daily News), Anura C Perera (Science Writer), Ravindra Gunasekara (SLBC), Sajith Ranasinghe (Swarnavahini), Mali Yasantha Gabriel (Freelance), Senthil Velawar (Thinakaran), Ranjith Pathirage (Capital Maharaja), Sudam S Pahalagama (MAS), Sumidu Maduranga (Ada), Raja Gunasinghe (Fast Publishers), Supri Samarasinghe (Open University), Maduka Nilanthi (Freelance) and Dulanjali Ananda Abeykoon (Channel Eye).