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He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Daily News in 2006\u20132007.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">He also served as Director General, President\u2019s Office Media Unit for some time during President Mahinda Rajapaksa\u2019s tenure and Director General (Public Communication) at the External Affairs Ministry. His last foray in media was at Sirasa\\MTV where he worked until recently as a talk show host, including for the popular \u2018Pathikada\u2019 programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">As a diplomat he served in Australia, Canada and also as Sri Lanka\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Bandula Jayasekera was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a type of blood cancer in July 2019. His efforts for a cure did not materialize and after being diagnosed as terminally ill Jayasekera spent his last days at the palliative care centre at Karapitiya hospital Galle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Jayasekera even during his last days took to print, electronic and social media to create public awareness on palliative care and the need for better palliative care facilities for Sri Lankans such as the one he spent his last days, the dedicated palliative care centre at Karapitiya hospital headed by Dr.Chrysantha Perera.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Excerpts of an interview done with Jayasekera from the palliative care centre at Galle appeared in the \u2018Daily News\u2019, February 12, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Senior Journalist Bandula Jayasekera passes away-DM Fri 5Mar21<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">5 March 2021 11:35 am<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Senior Journalist, Newspaper Editor and Diplomat Bandula Jayasekera has passed away at the age of 60 this morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Daily News and as a columnist for Midweek Mirror and Daily Mirror for a short period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">He has also served as a diplomat in Australia, Canada and also as Sri Lanka\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Former Editor-in-Chief, diplomat Bandula Jayasekara passes away-LPage Fri 5Mar21<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 10:41 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Mar 05, Colombo: Former Editor-in-Chief of the Daily News and diplomat Bandula Jayasekara has passed away at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital today (05) after a long-term illness. He was 60 years old at the time of his death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Jayasekara, had been suffering from Myelodyplastic Syndrome, a type of blood cancer for about two years and was receiving palliative care during his last days at the Karapitiya Hospital in Galle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The senior journalist was last working as a consultant for Sirasa NewsFirst. He also served as Director General, President\u2019s Office Media Unit for some time during President Mahinda Rajapaksa\u2019s tenure and Director General (Public Communication) at the External Affairs Ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>He has also served as the Consul General of Sri Lanka in Toronto, Canada and in Sydney Australia.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Bandula Jayasekara has also served as Sri Lanka\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800080;\">During his last days at\u00a0Palliative Care Centre at Karapitiya Bandula had taken up painting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59001\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Former-Editor-in-Chief-of-\u2018Daily-News-Senior-Journalist-Diplomat-Bandula-Jayasekera-passes-away-He-also-served-as-the-Consul-General-of-Sri-Lanka-in-Toronto-Canada-and-in-Sydney-Australia3.png\" alt=\"Former Editor-in-Chief of \u2018Daily News\u2019, Senior Journalist, Diplomat Bandula Jayasekera passes away ( He also served as the Consul General of Sri Lanka in Toronto, Canada and in Sydney Australia)\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Editor-in-Chief of \u2018Daily News\u2019, Senior Journalist, Diplomat Bandula Jayasekera passes away ( He also served as the Consul General of Sri Lanka in Toronto, Canada and in Sydney Australia) &nbsp; Source:-Daily News Senior Journalist, Newspaper Editor and Diplomat Bandula Jayasekera passed away at the age of 60 this morning. 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