Kapila Chandrasena, conspiracy theories and the country that stopped trusting its systems | Daily FT
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“the death of former CEO of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena”
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Two independent news sources (The Standard and another news report mentioning the Public Security Minister) confirm that former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena was found dead.
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— The following lists notable events that will occur and take place during 2026 in Sri Lanka.
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— The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2026
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— SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following the termination of operations of the original …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SriLankan_Airlines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SriLankan_Airlines
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“The transactions and procurement decisions that would eventually become central to the Airbus controversy surrounding SriLankan Airlines took place during the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa.”
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Web search results link Kapila Chandrasena to an aviation corruption scandal and specifically mention a revelation in court regarding 60 million rupees given to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, corroborating that these events occurred during his presidency.
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— Mihin Lanka was a low-fare leisure airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was owned by the Sri Lankan government. The airline operated scheduled flights from its hub at Bandaranaike International Air…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihin_Lanka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihin_Lanka
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— SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following the termination of operations of the original …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SriLankan_Airlines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SriLankan_Airlines
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— The Sri Lankan civil war was fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009. Beginning on 23 July 1983, it was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war
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“the present administration led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Anura Kumara Dissanayake has served as the tenth president of Sri Lanka since 2024.
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— The president of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṅkā Janādhipati; Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனாதிபதி Ilaṇkai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Repub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka
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— Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 14 November 2024 to elect 225 members to the new parliament. The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was dissolved on 24 September 2024. The submission of no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_…
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— Anura Kumara Dissanayake (born 24 November 1968), commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the tenth president of Sri Lanka since 2024. Dissanayake is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake
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