The Bishop of Mannar Most Reverend Dr Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando and several others met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat and briefed him about the pressing issues in the district.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe was briefed on several issues in Mannar including the land issues. The president having paid attention to the issues that were raised, assured prompt action to resolve them, accoridng to the Presidential Media Division.
Discussions also focussed on providing the required facilities for pilgrims visiting the Madu Shrine.
Rev. Fr. Joyce Peppi Sosai Santia, Rev. Fr. Antony Sosai and several others including MP – (Dr.) Kavinda Jayawardhana participated in the meeting.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
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.
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.
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