{
  "id": 12988346,
  "title": "R. S. (Siri) Palihawadana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/r-s-siri-palihawadana",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T23:45:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/r-s-siri-palihawadana/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Appreciation R. S. (Siri) Palihawadana received his early education at the school now known as Malimbada North Maha Vidyalaya. The school was founded by Siri’s father, D. C. Palihawadana, on a plot of land donated by him, and Siri was the first student entered in its student register. Siri entered Kotte Ananda Shasthralaya in 1940 […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}