Chandrika Kumaratunga at 80: A Stateswoman for Our Times
by Our Correspondent in Colombo. The 80th birthday celebration of former President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at the...
by Our Correspondent in Colombo. The 80th birthday celebration of former President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at the...
a member of a prominent Sri Lankan political family, who was the first woman to serve as the country's president (1994–2005).
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga – who celebrates her 80th birthday on 29 June 2025 – made history in November 1994 when she was elected as Sri Lanka's first...
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has voiced strong concern over what she described as the erosion of Sri Lanka's...
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has warned that Sri Lanka could face further instability unless the current mode of...
Former Sri Lankan president and accused war criminal Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has said she will vacate her official residence in...
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is in the process of moving her belongings out of her official residence on Independence...
Editorial. Today, Sri Lanka celebrates the eightieth birthday of Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, whose political...
Sri Lanka is facing a different kind of war. This is not so much a physical war fought with soldiers and guns, nor the all-too-familiar...
The Bandaranaike Memorial National Foundation (BMNF) – chaired by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga – has contributed Rs.
Former President of Sri Lanka who has supported women’s representation and public roles for women; a high-profile political supporter of women’s issues.