Sri Lanka navy has kept 36 relief teams on stand by to extend relief measures to people in view of the adverse weather condition.
The navy said that this move is taken according to the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne.
The Western Naval Command has sent 02 relief and rescue teams to Rathnapura while 04 teams to Kalutara. Apart from that 21 more relief and rescue teams in the Western Naval Command and 09 similar teams in the Southern Naval Command too have been kept ready for swift deployment if needed.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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