Deputy General Manager of the CEB Lakshitha Weerasinghe, 57 passed away following a heart attack, a CEB official said.
Prior to his demise he was working as the Deputy General Manager (research and development branch) of CEB and prior to that, he was the DGM (Generation and Transmission planning).
He Joined CEB on 1996 and started his career as an operation Engineer at Samanalawewa Power Plant and had 28 years service in CEB.
He's been recognized as one of the best system control engineers and prior to being a great mentor for all new Engineers in CEB, he has given the responsibility to represent CEB in many technical forums on behalf of CEB.
His remains will be at A. F. Raymond's Borella from 7.00pm to 10.00pm today and from 8.00 am onward tomorrow.
Cremation will take place at 6.00pm Borella cemetery.
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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