A. B. C. de Silva passes away

The death occurred of A. B. C. de Silva, a veteran trade unionist, Corporation Chairman and Editor of Eththa, Siri Laka, Dinakara and Dinaresa newspapers.

He has been an active trade unionist since the founder year of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in 1956 by former Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike. He was the founder President of the Lanka Teachers Foundation (Lanka Guru Sangamaya) and All-Island Teachers' Union Federation.

The late de Silva served as the Chairman of the State Printing Corporation and was the President of the Federation of Government Corporations and Statutory Boards' Chairmen.

Be began his career as the editor of Sri Lanka's first cinema newspaper Mela and later functioned as editor of the SLFP's official newspaper Dinakara and also at Eththa, Dinaresa and Siri Laka. He is the father of media personality A. B. Lalith de Silva.

The body lies at Hotel School, No. 215, High Level Road, Nugegoda. The cremation will take place at General Cemetery, Kohuwala at 4 p.m. today.