Two newly appointed Court of Appeal Judges were formally sworn in before President Anura Kumara Disanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (09).
Accordingly the appointments were conferred upon High Court Judges K.M.S. Disanayake and R.P. Hettiarachchi, who took their oaths in the presence of the President.
The Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, was also present at the occasion.
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.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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