Weerakoon pursued his primary and secondary education at the
St. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia. He initially entered the Science Faculty of the
University of Ceylon for his Higher education. He was promoted as the deputy editor of
The Island in 1985. Weerakoon also worked as a consultant editor for
The Sunday Leader for a brief stint. During his stint with
The Sunday Leader, he was predominantly engaged in commenting about world affairs on a daily basis, and he also wrote a weekly column about world affairs for the newspaper. == Death ==