Wednesday, 26 February 2014 00:05
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A Thanksgiving Mass will be held in Mel Gunasekera’s memory on 28 Friday at All Saints’ Church, Borella at 6.30 pm. All are invited.
Former AFP Journalist and senior economic reporter Gunasekera was found stabbed to death in her home in Battaramulla on 2 February. Gunesekera, who was 40 years old, was Assistant Vice President of Fitch Ratings Lanka at the time of her death.
Gunasekera, who reported primarily on economic and political affairs, had worked with the AFP Colombo Bureau for five years before joining Fitch Ratings Lanka in 2012. She also served as Assistant Business Editor at the Sunday Times and was the Founding Editor of Lanka Business Online, a premier economic news portal in Sri Lanka.