The former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendren whom the COPE(Committee on Public Enterprises) Report accused as directly responsible for the controversial Central Bank bond scam arrived in Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port this evening from Singapore.
The former Central Bank Governor had left Singapore on 27th of October a day before the COPE Report was presented to the Parliament last week.Prior to his departure he had informed the Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe that he will be leaving Singapore to attend a wedding it has been reported.
(Source Wikipedia) Wannakuwatta Waduge Don Albert Perera (Sinhalese: වන්නකුවත්ත වඩුගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් පෙරෙරා; 25 December 1927 – 03 November 2016) better known by his adopted name Amaradeva,
was a Sri Lankan vocalist, violinist and composer. Primarily using
traditional instruments like sitars, tablas and harmoniums, Amaradeva
incorporates Sinhala folk music with Indian ragas in his work. Many
consider Pandit Amaradeva’s contribution to the development of Sinhala
music as unmatched.[2][
Pandit Amaradeva had been the recipient of numerous awards including the Philippine Ramon Magsaysay Award (2001), Indian Padma Sri Award (2002)[7] and Sri Lankan "President's Award of Kala Keerthi" (1986) and Deshamanya Award (1998). In 2003 the French government awarded him the prestigious honour; Officier (officer). Notably he still remains the most popular artist as confirmed by Nielsen Media Research findings[5][8] He has also represented Sri Lanka in many forums including the UNESCO 1967 ManilaSymposium.
In 1972, Pandit Amaradeva composed the music for the Maldivian National Anthem (Gaumii salaam) at the request of Maldivian Government.
He found steady work as an artist on Radio Ceylon,
where his unique vision and talent could be exhibited to an audience
wider than he had ever before known – earning him a position at the
Bhatkhande Music Institute in Lucknow, India. After extensive training, Albert returned to Sri Lanka as Pandit Wannakuwatta waduge Don Amaradeva.The name Amaradeva which translates as Immortal god was given to him by Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra (Sri Lanka's foremost playwright and a close associate).
Honors
Officier (officer) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) from the French government (2003)
Veteran Singer and Musician Pandith W.D Amaradeva who considered as a national treasure in Sri Lanka's musical industry has passed away this morning at the age of 88 .
The late Pandith Amaradeva was admitted to ICU of the Kotte Sri Jayawardanapura Hospital following a cardiac arrest this morning and he passed away while receiving treatment there sources said.
Veteran Singer Pandith W.D Amaradeva has been admitted to the intensive care unit of Kotte. Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital this morning following a sudden illness sources said.
A large number of unemployed graduates in the country had staged a protest campaign in front of the Colombo fort Railway Station yesterday (02) by demanding by demanding solutions for several of their demands including preparing a programme to recruit unemployed graduates to working stations.
According to the unemployed graduates union which organized this protest campaign since April 2012 to upto now nearly 30,000 unemployed graduates are there in the country.
The former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendren whom the COPE(Committee on Public Enterprises) Report accused as directly responsible for the controversial Central Bank bond scam arrived in Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port this evening from Singapore.
