Edmund Ranasinghe was a visionary journalist driving transformation in local journalism – President

President Ranil Wickremesinghe lauded veteran journalist Edmund Ranasinghe as a trailblazer who catalysed transformative changes in Sri Lankan journalism. He said that Mr. Ranasinghe’s contributions to media, spanning seven decades, played a pivotal role in advancing Sri Lankan society, economy and politics.

The President made this statement at the inaugural program held to pay tribute to senior journalists who have made significant contributions to the field of journalism in the country. The publication titled ‘Edmund’s Newspaper Revolution,’ a compilation of Mr. Edmund Ranasinghe’s seven decades of dedicated media work, was launched during the event