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Civil activist Freddy Gamage to be honoured in Timor – Leste

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1 year ago

November 25, 2023

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Well known civil activist and media personnel – Mr. Freddy Gamage is to be presented with a Medal of Honour by the President of Timor – Leste, Mr. Ramos Horta.

Currently, Mr. Gamage is on the way to Timor – Leste for the ceremony which will be held on Monday (Nov. 27).

The medal is a tribute to Mr. Gamage’s staunch support extended as a civil activist and media personnel from a foreign country during Timor – Leste’s struggle for independence.

An old boy of St. Mary’s College, Negombo, Mr. Gamage holds a diploma on International Relations at the BMICH.

Mr. Gamage established the ‘Janawaboda Kendraya’, a NGO based in the Negombo area when he was just a schoolboy and has been working to safeguard rights of the common man for decades, working with Fr. Sarath Iddamalgoda during his youth.

He is also the President of the Professional Web Journalists’ Association (PWJA).

Upon learning of the honor Mr. Gamage is to be bestowed upon, in Timor – Leste, friends, contemporaries and fellow activists have been extending their good wishes.

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Talks held between Indo – Lanka delegations

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3 hours ago

April 5, 2025

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Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Indian Prime Minister – Narendra Modi, official – level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (April 05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.

The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.

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Indian PM conferred prestigious ‘Sri Lanka Mithra Vibhooshana’ medal

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3 hours ago

April 5, 2025

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presents Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Sri Lanka Mithra Vibhooshana, the highest award from Sri Lanka to a foreign head of government, for his unwavering support to the people of Sri Lanka.

“It is a matter of immense pride for me to be conferred the ‘Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana’ by President Dissanayake today. This honour is not mine alone – it is a tribute to the 1.4 billion people of India. It symbolises the deep-rooted friendship and historic ties between the people of India and Sri Lanka. I express my heartfelt gratitude to the President, the Government and the people of Sri Lanka for this honour,” PM Modi has said on a X post.

It is a matter of immense pride for me to be conferred the 'Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana' by President Dissanayake today. This honour is not mine alone – it is a tribute to the 1.4 billion people of India. It symbolises the deep-rooted friendship and historic ties between the… pic.twitter.com/UBQyTMoJ27
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 5, 2025

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Court order issued against FSP protest (Update)

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6 hours ago

April 5, 2025

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Sri Lanka Police have obtained a court order from the Fort Magistrate’s Court against the planned protest by the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) and the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) today (April 05).

The order prevents members of both groups from entering the Colombo Fort and Galle Face areas today, police said.

(Previous News on 05th April 2025 at 12:01pm)

FLSP to hold protest in Colombo today

The Front Line Socialist Party (FLSP) is to hold a protest demonstration in Colombo today (April 05).
The protest is titled ‘No Agreements To Betray the Country to Indian Dominion.

In a special media briefing held yesterday (April 04), FLSP Chief Secretary Kumar Gunaratnam also raised concerns on the agreements that are to be signed between Sri Lanka and India during the ongoing visit of Indian PM – Narendra Modi.