Sri Lanka Press Association appoints office bearers at 70th AGM

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Sri Lanka Press Association (SLPA) appointed its new office bearers and the executive committee for the term 2026 /2027 at its 70th Annual General Meeting held at the Russian Cultural Centre auditorium. The newly appointed office bearers and the executive committee are as follows;

Chief Patron - Muditha Kariyakarawana, Patron - P. Balasingham, President - Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana (Daily Mirror), Senior Vice President - P. M. Senaratne, Vice Presidents - Vijitha Kadiragonna, Tilak Senanayake, Douglas Nanayakkara, Shirley Anil de Silva, Secretary General - Tharaka Wickramasekara (Silumina), Deputy Secretary General - Saman Indrajith (The Island), National Secretary - Sashi Prabath Ranasinghe (Lankadeepa), Assistant National Secretary - Ananda Kannangara (Freelance), Supun Maduwantha Abeysena (DAN TV), National Organiser - Ishu Bandara (Sunday Times), Assistant National Organisers - Cyril Ariyapala (Dramatist), Thilina Shalika Premasiri (Swarnavahini), Treasurer - Chaminda Karunaratne (KDU), Assistant Treasurers - Krishna D. Edirisinghe (Aruna), Ranjith Pathirage (MTV), Legal Advisor - Attorney Lakmal Sooriyagoda (Daily Mirror), Editor Sinhala – Yasas Nainanayake (Ministry of Mass Media), Editor Tamil - Alagan Kanagaraj (Tamil Mirror), Editor English - Yohan Perera (Daily Mirror), Editor Photography - Samantha Perera (Daily Mirror), Chief Publications Secretary - Chula Bandara Banneheke (Graphic Specialist), Assistant Publications Secretary - Sumindu Maduranga (Freelance), Secretary Electronic Media - Sajith Ranasinghe (Swarnavahini), Secretary Digital Media - Dushantha Gunaratne (Daily FT), Secretary Special Projects - Cyril Pathirana (Freelance), Secretary Women’s Affairs - Nidarshani Wickramasinghe (Sunday Times),

Executive Committee – Chaminda Perera (Daily News), Kelum Bandara (Daily Mirror), Sandun Yapa Karunaratne (Attorney-at-Law), Gagani Weerakoon (Freelance), Saliya de Fonseka (Trumpet Publications), Anandi Balasingham (Tamil Mirror), Sarath Kumara Perera (Research Journalist), Nirmala Perera (Surani Publishers), Panini Wewala (Freelance), Senthil Velawar (Thinakaran), Hemantha Kahawalage (Neth FM), Akila Nadeeshani Bandara (Dinamina), Sudarman Radaliyagoda (ITN), Ramsy Kuddos (Veerakesari), Wijeyani Edirisinghe (SLBC), Skandha Gunasekara (The Morning), Dhaneshi Yatawara (Daily Mirror), Nis Man Ranasinghe (Lanka News Web), Sanjeewika Samaratunga (Sarawita Web) and Rusin Thathsara (Freelance).