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P. B. Terney Pradeep Kumara appointed as Director General of the Department of Costal Conservation and Coastal Resources Management
A senior officer with theoretical and practical knowledge should be appointed to the post of Director General of the Department of Costal Conservation and Coastal Resources Management and, it has been
recognized that Mr. P. B. Terney Pradeep Kumara, the professor on Oceanography of the Oceanography and Marine Geology faculty of the University of Ruhuna is eligible for the post.
Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal furnished by the Minister of Mass Media to appoint him for two years for the post of of Director General of the Department of Costal Conservation and Coastal
Resources Management.
Harsha Sugathadasa of the Divaina Newspaper was awarded the Upali Wijewardena Award for the Best Feature writer (Sinhala) at the Journalism Awards for Excellence 2023 held yesterday (07) at the Mt Lavinia hotel.
Senior Journalist of The Sunday Island Zanita Careem was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Journalism Awards for Excellence 2023 held at the Mt Lavinia hotel on Tuesday (07) night.
Zanita has been in journalism since 1970 after graduating from the University of Peradeniya with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She began her journalistic career at the Sun Newspaper as a Parliament Reporter and joined The Island Newspaper when it was launched in 1981. At present she is the Features Editor of The Sunday Island.
Jagath Kanaharaarachchi of the Divaina Newspaper was named Best Environmental Reporter (Sinhala) at the Journalism Awards for Excellence 2023 held at the Mt Lavinia hotel on Tuesday (07) night.
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