The Colombo District Convention of the Mawbima Janatha Party was held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium today (17). A large crowd was seen in attendance at the event. The Convention was held under the theme "Towards a 'Happy Nation' and Entrepreneurial State."
The main speech was delivered by party leader Dilith Jayaweera. Former Ministers Sarth Amunugama and Hemakumara Nanayakkara, athlete Shehan Ambepitiya and former Eastern Province Governor Anuradha Yahampath also delivered speeches at the event.
The Government is finalising a list of names to be posted as heads of Sri Lanka’s missions abroad with ex-Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya assuming the position of Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
Kandiah (Ken) Balendra, a veteran corporate leader and the first Sri Lankan chairman of John Keells Holdings (JKH) has passed away at the age of 85.
The CID has arrested Susantha de Silva, former Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for allegedly misappropriating 6.1 million rupees in 2014.
Chief Justice Murdu Fernando has forwarded the names of four senior High Court judges to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to fill four existing vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
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