A 61-member army contingent left for South Sudan for UN peacekeeping duties this morning, a spokesman for the army said.
According to the army, a majority of these officers represent the Medical Corps. The others include officers from the Engineering service regiment, Service corps, and Signal Corps.
The contingent would be tasked with maintaining a Level 2 military hospital in South Sudan for a period of one year.
Meanwhile, a 50-member regiment which has already been deployed to Sudan is expected to return to the country upon completing their term.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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