Internationally renowned journalist Iqbal Athas, Consultant Editor of The Sunday Times, has passed away this morning.The veteran Journalist who was unwell for a short perios of time, has passed away at the age of 81.His remains will lie at No. 11 C /1 Siriwardena Road, Hill Street, Dehiwala from 9 a.m. today (13). The funeral will be held this evening (13) at the Grand Mosque cemetery, Dehiwala.
Internationally renowned journalist Iqbal Athas, Consultant Editor of The Sunday Times, has passed away this morning. The veteran Journalist who was unwell for a short perios of time, has passed away at the age of 81. The funeral will be held this evening (13) at the Grand Mosque cemetery, Dehiwala.
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People- Iqbal Athas3
- Iqbal Athas Passes Away
- Veteran Sri Lankan
- Siriwardena Road
- Sri Lankan
- Dehiwela
Organisations- Sunday Times2
- Colombo/Jan13/2026
- CNN
Places- Grand Mosque3
- Hill Street2
- Dehiwala2
- Sri Lanka
Keywords- journalist3
- passed2
- extensive
- reporting
- analyst
- defence
- defense
- sources
- family
- perios
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