P. G. Kumarasinghe, brother of President Maithripala Sirisena, on Thursday assumed duties as the new Chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) Group including Mobitel. This event took place at the SLT headquarters in the presence of board directors and other officials. Mr. Kumarasinghe was once President Sirisena’s Coordinating Secretary when the latter was the Leader of the House in March 2005. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Kumarasingha was the CEO/General Manager of the State Timber Corporation. He has a Master of Business Administration from Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Master of Public Management from Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration and a post Graduate Diploma in Accountancy and Financial Management from University of Sri Jayawardanapura among other qualifications. – ENDS-
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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