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The Sunday Leader, the Glossary

The Sunday Leader was an English-language Sri Lankan weekly newspaper published by Leader Publications (Private) Limited.^[1]

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English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka
Leader Publications
Mass media in Colombo

Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English (AJE; lit) is a 24-hour English-language news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partially funded by the government of Qatar.

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Article 19

Article 19 (stylised ARTICLE 19) is a British international human rights organisation that works to defend and promote freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide.

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Asian Tribune

The Asian Tribune is an online newspaper.

See The Sunday Leader and Asian Tribune

Bandaranaike International Airport

Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Bandāranāyaka Jātyantara Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: பண்டாரநாயக்க சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம், romanized: Paṇṭāranāyakka Carvatēca Vimāṉa Nilaiyam) (commonly known as Colombo International Airport, Colombo–Bandaranaike International Airport, and locally as Katunayake International Airport) (IATA: CMB, ICAO: VCBI) is the main international airport serving Sri Lanka.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Chandrika Kumaratunga

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග; சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 June 1945), commonly referred to by her initials CBK, is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fourth executive president of Sri Lanka, from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population.

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Colombo Telegraph

The Colombo Telegraph is a Sri Lankan website run by exiled journalists.

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Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)

The Commander of the Army (śrī laṁkāvē yuddha hamudāpati) is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army.

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Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in New York City, with correspondents around the world.

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Criminal Investigation Department (Sri Lanka)

The Criminal Investigation Department (known as CID) of the Sri Lanka Police Service is responsible for carrying out investigations throughout the island into serious crimes, including murders, rape and organized crime cases of a very serious nature that require special skills and complex detection.

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Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Daily Mirror is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers. The Sunday Leader and daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) are English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka and Mass media in Colombo.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Frederica Jansz

Frederica Jansz is a Sri Lankan journalist and former editor of The Sunday Leader. During her time at The Sunday Leader, she was highly critical of Sri Lanka's government. Jansz became editor of the paper after her predecessor Lasantha Wickrematunge was assassinated, and fell subject to frequent intimidation and harassment, including numerous death threats.

See The Sunday Leader and Frederica Jansz

Fundamental rights

Fundamental rights are a group of rights that have been recognized by a high degree of protection from encroachment.

See The Sunday Leader and Fundamental rights

Gamini Dissanayake

Dissanayake Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Lionel Gamini Dissanayake, PC (known as Gamini Dissanayake; ලයනල් ගාමිණි දිසානායක,காமினி திஸாநாயக்க; 20 March 1942 – 24 October 1994) was a prominent Sri Lankan politician, a powerful minister of the United National Party, and Leader of the Opposition.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra.

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, (නන්දසේන ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ; நந்தசேன கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ஷ; born 20 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan politician and military officer, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 November 2019 until his resignation on 14 July 2022.

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Government of Sri Lanka

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Śrī Lankā Rajaya; இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution.

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Graphology

Graphology is the analysis of handwriting in an attempt to determine the writer's personality traits.

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Iruresa

Iruresa is a Sinhala language Sri Lankan weekly newspaper published by Lithira Publications (Private) Limited, part of Leader Publications (Private) Limited. The Sunday Leader and Iruresa are Leader Publications, Mass media in Colombo and newspapers established in 1994.

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Lal Wickrematunge

Lal Wickrematunge is a Sri Lankan business man, media mogul and chairman of Leader Publications which he co-founded with brother Lasantha Wickrematunge.

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Lasantha Wickrematunge

Lasantha Manilal Wickrematunge (ලසන්ත වික්‍රමතුංග, லசந்த விக்கிரமதுங்க; 5 April 1958 – 8 January 2009) was a high-profile Sri Lankan journalist, politician, broadcaster and human rights activist who was assassinated in January 2009.

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Leader Publications

Leader Publications is a Sri Lankan newspaper publisher.

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List of newspapers in Sri Lanka

The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka.

See The Sunday Leader and List of newspapers in Sri Lanka

Mahinda Rajapaksa

Mahinda Rajapaksa (මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician.

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Mahinda Wijesekara

Mahinda Wijesekera is a Sri Lankan politician, former Fisheries cabinet minister and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Mangala Samaraweera

Mangala Pinsiri Samaraweera (මංගල පින්සිරි සමරවීර., மங்கள சமரவீர; 21 April 1956 – 24 August 2021) was a Sri Lankan politician.

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Mano Wijeyeratne

Nissanka Manodha Wijeyeratne (Sinhala: නිශ්ශංක මනෝද විජයරත්න) (28 July 1957 – 29 October 2011) (known as Mano Wijeyeratne) was a former Politician, Government Minister, Coordinating Secretary to the President, Chairman of Road Accidents Prevention Authority, Member of United National Party and Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Dedigama Electorate in Kegalle District he was former Member of Parliament from Kegalle District.

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Namal Rajapaksa

Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ, நாமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer.

See The Sunday Leader and Namal Rajapaksa

Newspaper

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.

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Nugegoda

Nugegoda (නුගේගොඩ) is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் Ilaṅkai nāṭāḷumaṉṟam) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.

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Partnership

A partnership is an agreement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.

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President of Sri Lanka

The president of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head and most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers.

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Radio Netherlands Worldwide

Radio Netherlands (RNW; Radio Nederland Wereldomroep) was a public radio and television network based in Hilversum, producing and transmitting programmes for international audiences outside the Netherlands from 1947 to 2012.

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Rajapaksa family

The Rajapaksa family (translit) is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in politics.

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Ratmalana

Ratmalana is a suburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders (RWB; Reporters sans frontières; RSF) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization focused on safeguarding the right to freedom of information.

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Sarath Fonseka

Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka (born 18 December 1950) is a Sri Lankan politician and former army officer.

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Second Battle of Elephant Pass

The Second Battle of Elephant Pass (code-named Operation Unceasing Waves III (ஓயாத அலைகள் மூன்று) by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), was fought in April 2000 for the control of the Sri Lankan military base in Elephant Pass, Jaffna.

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Shavendra Silva

General Shavendra Silva, (ශවේන්ද්‍ර සිල්වා, ஷவேந்திர சில்வா) is a Sri Lanka Army four star general who is the current Chief of Defence Staff, the head of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces serving from 1 January 2020.

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SLTMobitel

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (Śrī Laṃkā Ṭelikom, ஸ்ரீலங்கா டெலிகொம்), doing business as SLT-MOBITEL, is the national telecommunications services provider in Sri Lanka and one of the country's largest companies with an annual turnover in excess of Rs 40 billion.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

See The Sunday Leader and Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Air Force

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.

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Sri Lanka Army

The Sri Lanka Army (Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudāva; Ilankai iraṇuvam) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.

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Sri Lanka Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka national rugby union team

The Sri Lanka national rugby union team, known as the Tuskers, represents Sri Lanka in men's international rugby union.

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Sri Lanka Police

Sri Lanka Police (Shrī Lanka Polīsiya; Ilaṅkai Kāval) is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Rugby

Sri Lanka Rugby is the governing body for rugby union in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War (śrī laṁkāvē sivil yuddhaya; Ilaṅkai uḷnāṭṭup pōr) was a civil war fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009.

See The Sunday Leader and Sri Lankan Civil War

Sri Lankan rupee

The Sri Lankan Rupee (රුපියල්, ரூபாய்; symbol: රු (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka.

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State of emergency

A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens.

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Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is the highest court in Sri Lanka and the final judicial instance of record.

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Suspended sentence

A suspended sentence is a sentence on conviction for a criminal offence, the serving of which the court orders to be deferred in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation.

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TamilNet

TamilNet is an online newspaper that provides news and feature articles on current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War.

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The Age

The Age is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854.

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The Economist

The Economist is a British weekly newspaper published in printed magazine format and digitally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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The Island (Sri Lanka)

The Island is a daily English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka. The Sunday Leader and The Island (Sri Lanka) are English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka.

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The Morning Leader

The Morning Leader was a Sri Lankan English-language newspaper. The Sunday Leader and The Morning Leader are English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka and Leader Publications.

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The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers. The Sunday Leader and the Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) are English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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TV Derana

TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. The Sunday Leader and tV Derana are Mass media in Colombo.

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Type 56 assault rifle

The Type 56 (literally; "Assault Rifle, Model of 1956") is a Chinese 7.62×39mm automatic rifle, a licensed derivative of the Soviet-designed AK-47 (specifically Type 3 variant).

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White Flag case

The White Flag Case is a court case in which the former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka was prosecuted for an interview which he gave to Frederica Jansz, editor of the Sunday Leader, in which he is stated to have said that surrendering Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were executed and not allowed to surrender on the orders of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sunday_Leader

Also known as Sunday Leader, Thesundayleader.lk.

, Sri Lanka national rugby union team, Sri Lanka Police, Sri Lanka Rugby, Sri Lankan Civil War, Sri Lankan rupee, State of emergency, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Suspended sentence, TamilNet, The Age, The Economist, The Guardian, The Hindu, The Island (Sri Lanka), The Morning Leader, The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Time (magazine), TV Derana, Type 56 assault rifle, White Flag case, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, 58 Division (Sri Lanka).

The Sunday Leader, the Glossary

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See also

English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka

Leader Publications

Mass media in Colombo

References