President Ranil Wickremesinghe paid his final respects to the late former Finance Minister Ronnie de Mel yesterday (Feb. 28), at his residence in Kollupitiya.
The remains lie at his residence at No.5, Charles Drive, Colombo 03 until February 29 for the public to pay their last respects.
The cortege will be brought to University of Ruhuna at 2:00 p.m.
Ruhuna University’s Vice Chancellor Senior Prof. Sujeeva Amarasena and Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof. Samath Chandana Ediriweera will accept the remains.
In accordance with his final wishes, the casket will be placed in a hall next to the university's indoor stadium.
Final rites will therefore take place at University of Ruhuna grounds tomorrow.
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.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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