18 October, 2020
The third month alms-giving of senior journalist K.D. Jayasekara was held yesterday (October 17).
Jayasekara joined Lake House as the Daily News correspondent for Trincomalee in 1953.
He made a valuable contribution to all Sinhala, Tamil and English publications of Lake House. He also worked as the Trincomalee District Correspondent of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. He also contributed to some international news agencies such as Reuters, AFP and Lankapuvath. He was the father of ‘Manchu’ Editor Thakshila Jayasekara.