The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) base at Mullaitivu has been named as a temporary detention place from 23rd December, 2024 onward in terms of the section 48 of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act.
The relevant gazette notification was issued by the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs yesterday.
A group of over 100 Rohingya refugees who arrived in the country on December 20 are being held at the Mullaitivu SLAF base as the detention centre for illegal immigrants at Mirihana is overcrowded.
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.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
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.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe paid his last respects to former Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi today.
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