Two of them were killed in 2009 . Lasantha Wickrematunge was editor of Sri Lankan paper The Sunday Times . Wickrematunge was shot dead near Colombo on January 15 , 2007 . He was a fierce critic of Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger militants .
Lasantha Wickrematunge was editor of Sri Lankan paper The Sunday Times . Wickrematunge was shot dead near Colombo on January 15 , 2007 . He was a fierce critic of Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger militants .