The Constitutional Council has approved the appointment of retired High Court Judge K.B.K Hirimburegama as the new Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman).
The position of Ombudsman will be vacant from March 31 this year, Parliament announced. Former Judge of the Supreme Court Justice K.T.Chitrasiri has been serving as the Ombudsman since January 30, 2019.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his International Women’s Day message this year said the government has recognized the need to appoint an Ombudswoman.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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