Sri Lankan UN Peace Keeping contingent were honoured at aU.N. Medal Award Ceremony held in Lebanon this week.
The Fourteenth Sri Lankan Force Protection Unit was awarded medals.
During the Military Parade Ceremony, Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz , Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL who graced the occasion as chief guest, awarded UN Peace Keeping Medals to the Sri Lankan Contingent that consists of 125 Army personnel.
In his speech, Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz commended the professionalism and the commitment of the Sri Lanka Contingent.
The Sri Lanka Army was represented by Major General W.A.S.S.Wanasinghe, Major General W.W.W.M.C.B. Wickramasinghe and Colonel P.P.C.Perera.
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador designate Kapila Jayaweera was invited to participate in the Medal Awarding Ceremony at the UNIFIL Headquarters, Naqoura, South of Lebanon on the 6 September 2023.
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.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
Individuals who have obtained a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) yet do not meet the cutoff, can choose to remain tax exempt after notifying the IRD in writing, provided that their monthly income does not surpass the threshold, according to the State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
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