Sepala Ekanayake (or Ekanayaka; born in Karatota, Matara, Sri Lanka) gained international notoriety after hijacking an Alitalia Boeing 747 with 340 passengers...
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Lankan politician Sepala Ekanayake (born 1949), Sri Lankan hijacker T. B. Ekanayake (1954–2020), Sri Lankan politician Thanuga Ekanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer...
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Alitalia Boeing 747 with 340 passengers was hijacked by a Sri Lankan man, Sepala Ekanayake. He demanded $300,000, for the plane to fly to Bangkok-Don Muang International...
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There were no casualties. July 1, 1982: A Sri Lankan, identified as Sepala Ekanayake, 33 years old, hijacked an Alitalia Boeing 747 from Bangkok, Thailand...
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islands mutiny Douglas Devananda - Tamil politician and cabinet minister Sepala Ekanayake - Airline hijacker Sarath Fonseka - Former Commander of the Army and...
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discus thrower and medalist Samantha de Mel (born 1964) – cricketer Sepala Ekanayake – hijacker of the Alitalia Boeing 747 Italy portal Sri Lanka portal...
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active member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, notably representing Sepala Ekanayake, a Sri Lankan who gained international notoriety after hijacking an...
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appeared for the State in several important Criminal trials, including Sepala Ekanayake aircraft hijacking case. Bandaranayake vs. Yapa 'Many wrong things...
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tackled contemporary events in his songs which include Maru Sira, Sepala Ekanayake, Kanthoruwa, Premawathi Manamperi and Podi Vijay. He had sung only...
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figures and large-scale drug traffickers known as “Kanjipani Imran” and Amila Sepala Ratnayake alias “Rotumbe Amila” are arrested in Russia. 7 August Sri Lanka...
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Chandrasekera Dias – Murder or Suicide? Vol. 10 (September 1988): The Sepala Ekanayake Skyjack Trial. Vol. 11 (November 1989): The Trial of Walisinghe Harischandra...
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Sri Lanka Journalism Awards for Excellence (section Sepala Gunasena Award for Courageous Journalism in the Defence of Press Freedom in Sri Lanka)
Wijewardene Award for Earning the Appreciation of Peers and the Public”, “Sepala Gunasena Award for Defending Press Freedom in Sri Lanka” and “Long and Distinguished...
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Niluka Ekanayake – Governor of Central Province (2016–present) E. M. R. B. Ekanayake (?-1962), Member of Parliament – Mawatagama (1960) S. B. Ekanayake (1906–1977)...
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kidnap Prime Minister Bandaranaike from her private residence, Major General Sepala Attygalle and Lieutenant Colonel Ratwatte briefed Bandaranaike and escorted...
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Dahanayake after the Wijayananda Pirivena. His father was Don Dionesius Panditha Sepala Dahanayake, was a Muhandiram, who later served as the Kackckeri Mudliyar...
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daughters and three sons including Hemaka Amarasuriya, Mahendra Amarasuriya and Sepala Amarasuriya. All Ceylon cricket captain Sargo Jayawickrama was his cousin...
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Malcolm Hugh Jayasekera, Sub-Inspector, Ceylon Police Force. 1955 - Daniel Sepala Seneviratne Jayatilake, Officer-in-Charge, Police Central Garage. 1955 -...
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