{
  "id": 2811988,
  "title": "Professor N.D. Fernando appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/professor-n-d-fernando-appointed-vice-chancellor-of-the-university-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T14:48:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/professor-n-d-fernando-appointed-vice-chancellor-of-the-university-of-kelaniya/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Professor N.D. Fernando as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya. The letter of appointment was formally presented to Professor Fernando by Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on Saturday (22) morning . Professor N.D. Fernando previously served as Chairman of the People’s Bank and […]",
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  "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."
}