A fleet of 31 jeeps, four buses and 10 vans donated to the Sri Lanka Police by the Japanese Government was ceremonially handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today by Japanese Ambassador Akira Sugiyama.
The 45 vehicles, valued at Rs 775 million, are the first of a group of vehicles that are being donated by the Japanese Government through a full grant of Rs 1.25 billion, the President's Media Unit (PMD) said.
The PMD added that among the equipment the Sri Lanka Police is due to receive under the second phase of the programme are 25 more jeeps, 150 motorbikes, handheld metal detectors and other detection equipment.
Minister of Public Security, Rear Admiral (Rtd.) Sarath Weerasekara, Ministry Secretary Major General (Rtd.) Jagath Alwis, Inspector General of Police C.D. Wickramaratne, senior police officers and Japanese embassy officials were among those present on the occasion.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
A Sri Lankan wanted for financial frauds and under a red notice was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport along with his wife and child as they were returning from India, Police said.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
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