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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Monday, October 16, 2017
Sri Lanka: Death of senior journalist
( October 15, 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Senior
journalist, defence correspondent and Sunday Observer News Editor Ranil
Wijayapala (42), passed away yesterday after a long illness. An old boy
of Taxila Central College, Horana, he joined the Daily News in February
1997 as a journalist and later became its News Editor.
During a journalistic career spanning over two decades, he covered many
beats including Parliament, politics, crime, education and health. But
his specialty was defence. Thrust into journalism at the height of the
conflict, he earned a name as a brilliant defence correspondent for both
the Daily News and the Sunday Observer. His weekly defence column with
up-to-the minute analysis in the Daily News was eagerly awaited not only
by the general readership but also by the defence establishment and
foreign observers. He was no armchair analyst – he walked the talk,
reporting from all the major battles of the Eelam War until the final
battle at Nandikadal. He was also a versatile feature writer.
He joined the Sunday Observer in 2009. While working as a senior
reporter of the Sunday Observer, he was appointed News Editor and held
that position until his untimely demise. He had a remarkable nose for
news and guided colleagues and reporters to produce exclusive stories.
He is survived by his wife Sriyani and two young sons Dinidu and Uvindu.
The funeral will be held on October 16 (Monday) at 3 p.m. at the
kandanapitiya cemetery, Padukka. The remains are at his residence at
Ranaviru Ravi Krishan Mawatha, Kandanapitiya, Bope, Padukka (9 Km from
Meepe on Ingiriya Road).