President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in the country last night(22) following an official two-day visit to Singapore, the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Duty Manager said.
The President and a 10-member delegation arrived at 11.35 p.m. on Singapore Airlines flight SQ-468.
During his visit, President Wickremesinghe met the President of Singapore Ms Halimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen and Minister for Sustainability and Environment of Singapore Ms Grace FU Hai Yien and held bilateral talks.
By: T.K.G. Kapila - Katunayake
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.
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.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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