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.
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.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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