Former Army Commander General L.P Balagalle (Rtd) passed away Thursday morning (26 Oct) after a brief illness at the Colombo Army Hospital Narahenpita.
General L.P Balagalle (Rtd) of the Sri Lanka Artillery was the 16th Commander of the Army during 2000 - 2004 while concurrently holding the office of Chief of Defence Staff in the year 2003, the Army said. His funeral with full military honours will take place on Saturday (28 Oct) at General Cemetery Borella crematorium at 4.30 pm. His remains are now lying at No. 21/12 Samanala Road, Kotelawala, Kaduwela.
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.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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