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has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dc45892 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section--2\" id=\"founder\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center slts-about-cols is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e2b55219 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/slthai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/slts-founder-gemunu-gunatilleke.jpg\" alt=\"Mr Gemunu Gunatilleke, who founded the Sri Lanka-Thailand Society in 1997\" class=\"wp-image-262\" 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wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:38px;line-height:1;margin-bottom:4px\">&#x2728;<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">\u0e27\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e22\u0e17\u0e31\u0e28\u0e19\u0e4c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e32\u0e04\u0e15\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e42\u0e22\u0e07\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e04\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1e\u0e0b\u0e36\u0e48\u0e07\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e21\u0e23\u0e14\u0e01\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e27\u0e31\u0e12\u0e19\u0e18\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e23\u0e48\u0e27\u0e21\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e44\u0e21\u0e15\u0e23\u0e35\u0e08\u0e34\u0e15\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e31\u0e48\u0e07\u0e22\u0e37\u0e19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7ec894bc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section--4\" id=\"journey\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e496f3af wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e49\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e23\u0e32\u0e15\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22\u0e1b\u0e35<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e15\u0e38\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e13\u0e4c\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e04\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e04\u0e21\u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32-\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide slts-quad is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9705efd8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"font-weight:700;line-height:1\">1997<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e15\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07 SLTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e04\u0e21\u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32-\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22 (SLTS) \u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e15\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e42\u0e14\u0e22 <strong>Mr. Gemunu Gunatilleke<\/strong> \u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e27\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e22\u0e17\u0e31\u0e28\u0e19\u0e4c\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e43\u0e08\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e27\u0e31\u0e12\u0e19\u0e18\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e21\u0e34\u0e15\u0e23\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e1c\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e19\u0e23\u0e48\u0e27\u0e21\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"font-weight:700;line-height:1\">2005<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e19\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e19\u0e33<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e15\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e41\u0e01\u0e48\u0e01\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21 \u0e20\u0e23\u0e23\u0e22\u0e32\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e04\u0e21 <strong>Mrs. Nirmalie Gunatilleke\u00a0<\/strong>\u0e0b\u0e36\u0e48\u0e07\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e33\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e48\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e18\u0e32\u0e19\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e04\u0e07\u0e22\u0e36\u0e14\u0e21\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e04\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u0e34\u0e22\u0e21\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e01\u0e34\u0e08\u0e14\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e21\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07 SLTS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"font-weight:700;line-height:1\">2024<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e1a\u0e17\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e35 2024, <strong>Mr. Nihal Mallikaaratchi<\/strong> \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e07\u0e15\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e18\u0e32\u0e19 SLTS \u0e19\u0e33\u0e1e\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e04\u0e21\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e39\u0e48\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e07\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e15\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e42\u0e15 \u0e1e\u0e23\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32\u0e23\u0e32\u0e01\u0e10\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e27\u0e31\u0e12\u0e19\u0e18\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e17\u0e39\u0e15\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e21\u0e41\u0e02\u0e47\u0e07<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"font-weight:700;line-height:1\">2025<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e01\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e49\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e19\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e35 2025, <strong>Deshabandu K. Jayakumar<\/strong> \u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e33\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e48\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e18\u0e32\u0e19 \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e49\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e04\u0e21\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e07\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e21\u0e21\u0e34\u0e15\u0e23\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e41\u0e25\u0e01\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e19\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e27\u0e31\u0e12\u0e19\u0e18\u0e23\u0e23\u0e21 \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e23\u0e48\u0e27\u0e21\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section has-background-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7ec894bc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section--5\" id=\"ambassador-message\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e496f3af wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\u0e02\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e04\u0e23\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e17\u0e39\u0e15\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e33\u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center slts-about-cols is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e2b55219 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center 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is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e04\u0e23\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e17\u0e39\u0e15\u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e33\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Mrs. Manel Abeyasekera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. D.G.I.G. Seneviratne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. R. Premaratne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. H.C. Gunawardena<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Cecil Waidyaratna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. (Mrs.) Sarala Fernando<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. K. Amunugama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. H.M.G.H. Palihakkara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. J.D.A. Wijewardena<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof. J.B. Dissanayake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Shantha Kottegoda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mrs. Shenuka Seneviratne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mrs. Samantha K. Jayasuriya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mrs. C.I. Colonine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mrs. E.A. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e04\u0e23\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e17\u0e39\u0e15\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e33\u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Miss Ampha Bhadranawik<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Anat Suwana Wihok<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mrs. Khajorn Sobhon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Apinan Pavanarit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Narin Pontham<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Samroeng Laksanasut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Thakur Phanit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Jern Tiyavanond<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Karn Chirandond<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Satchaphand Atthakor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Thinakorn Kanasuta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Poldej Worachat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Nopporn Adchariyavanich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mrs. Chulamanee Chartsuwan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Poj Harnpol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Paitoon Mahapannaporn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section has-background-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7ec894bc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section--7\" id=\"committee\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e496f3af wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Past Presidents &amp; Executive Committee (1997\u20132026)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e34\u0e01\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e17\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e49\u0e32\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e43\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e04\u0e21\u0e28\u0e23\u0e35\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32-\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e19\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e15\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1b\u0e35 1997<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide slts-pillars is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e2b55219 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e18\u0e32\u0e19<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Gemunu Gunatilleke<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nirmalie Gunatilleke<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nihal Mallikaaratchi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e18\u0e32\u0e19<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Seneri de Silva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kumara Semage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nemsiri Mutukumara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dayasiri Warnakulasooriya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarath de Silva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keerthi Senanayake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nihal Mallikaaratchi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chula de Silva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thilak Godamanne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lionel Fernando<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilson Wijegunaratne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Sanjeewa Jayasinghe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e40\u0e25\u0e02\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Upali S. Jayasekera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G.M.A. de Silva<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e40\u0e25\u0e02\u0e32\u0e19\u0e38\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Prof. Daya Edirisinghe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sumana Liyanage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G.M.A. de Silva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K.V.D.W. Wijegunaratne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof. Gaminda Haegoda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jayantha Gunasekara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Janaka Boteju<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0d\u0e34\u0e01<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Uditha Palihakkara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nihal Mallikaaratchi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sumana Liyanage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Priyantha Peiris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarath de Silva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deshabandu K. Jayakumar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Assistant Treasurers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>D.S.K. Pathirana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e23\u0e13\u0e32\u0e18\u0e34\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Upali S. Jayasekera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G.M.A. de Silva<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0a\u0e35<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Kosala Wickremanayake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asoka G. Weerasekera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nimal Wijetunga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ranjith Maligasp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e1ccf31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:#7a2812;border-top-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e38\u0e1b\u0e16\u0e31\u0e21\u0e20\u0e4c<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Upali S. Jayasekera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kumara Semage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uditha Palihakkara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7ec894bc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section--8\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e496f3af wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Committee Members (1997\u20132026)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide slts-quad is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9705efd8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Bernard Ranasinghe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D.D. Liyanage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keerthi Senanayake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anoma Herath<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capt. Gamini Nanayakkara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarath de Silva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chula de Silva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dayasiri Warnakulasooriya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K.V.D.W. Wijegunaratne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dilki S. Wickremasekara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deshabandu K. Jayakumar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Vijaya Corea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thilini Padmasakera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R. Jayaweera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chandima de Silva<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Dinesh Moses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof. Gaminda Haegoda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amare Wanigaratne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nedra Goonasekara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tissa Ruberu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A.A. Silva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kanthi Perera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ananda Rajapakse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nihal Mallikaaratchi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J.D.A. Wijewardena<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tilak Fernando<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kammon Pomsuline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nihal Abeygoonewardena<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tilak Godamanne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lionel Fernando<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Rohan Elgiriya Withana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof. Daya Edirisinghe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chandra Jayatilleke<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dilrukshi Edirisinghe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jayantha Gunasekara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruwan P. Gallage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prabhath Kaushallya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arjuna Yatawara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asoka G. Weerasekera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tyronne Marshall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Malini Dias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Berty Wickremapala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F.D. Balasuriya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uditha Palihakkara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chitral Jayawardena<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list slts-namelist has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Bundit Saralamba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G.M.A. de Silva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>V.K.J. Ramanayake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.H. Passaperuma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ayoma Wijesundera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thusitha Munindradasa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Buddhima Subasinghe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>N.B.S. Ubesiri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A.A. Nizam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. W.A. Wijewardena<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Sanjeewa Jayasinghe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilson Gunaratne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D.S.K. 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