Thilini Pavithra, a Sinhala newspaper journalist, has died after a reported suicide attempt in Kurunegala last week.
The journalist had written in Sinhala language papers including Dinamina and Mawbima.
Sri Lankan police said the suicide was caused by a “personal, family issue” according to early reports, but are carrying out further investigations into her death.
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Her death comes after former SriLankan Airlines manager, Rajeewa Jayaweera, was found dead at Independence Square in Colombo earlier this month, in another reported suicide.
He was also a well-known freelance journalist who exposed corruption at SriLanka Airlines under the Rjapaksa regime and previous government
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