Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland arrived in the country last evening.
The Secretary-General and the three-member delegation from the Commonwealth Secretariat were welcomed by Foreign Affairs State Minister Tharaka Balasuriya and officials from the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Ms.Scotland was officially invited by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to attend the 75th Independence Day commemoration event.
The Secretary-General will also deliver the inaugural lecture of Ocean think-tank, the Geopolitical Cartographer on Friday. Her lecture will be on “The role of the Commonwealth in an era of poly-crisis.”
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The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has ruled that disciplinary action be taken against the Acting Head of the Archeology Department of the University of Peradeniya, Prof Ananda Jayawickrema of the University of Peradeniya for violating the rights of another professor of the same department.
Sri Lanka is to offer on arrival driving licenses for tourists at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
Two custodians of the Kataragama Maha Devalaya accused of stealing a gold plate have been prohibited from entering the premises.
A woman was killed and three others including two of her daughters were injured when a motorcycle collided with a lorry in the Galkulama area of Kottukachchiya, Puttalam today evening.
Popular singer Chandra Kumara Kandanarachchi passed away today morning. He was 76 years.
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