Dr. Patrick Mendis, an alumnus of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ), has been appointed as an advisor to the National Security Education Board (NSEB) by US President Joe Biden.
Dr. Mendis, a Sri Lankan-born former U.S. diplomat, has a distinguished career spanning international relations, government, and academia.
Upon completion of his studies at the USJ, Dr. Mendis continued his academic journey at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
His selection to the National Security Education Board is a testament to his extraordinary credentials and profound understanding of concerns with both domestic and global implications.
The NSEB, chaired by the U.S. Secretary of Defence, comprises 14 members including defence, education, energy, homeland security, state, and the director of National Intelligence, including eight Cabinet secretaries and six six distinguished American citizens of global prominence.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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