Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva has issued instructions to senior officers to display only the Army crest and the state emblem in Army offices, the Army Headquarters said.
This is in keeping with a directive issued by the Presidential Secretariat, military spokesman Major General Sumith Atapattu said in a statement.
Accordingly, all Army establishments have been instructed to adhere to the directive of the Army Chief “with immediate effect”, the spokesman added.
After assuming duties, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed state institutions to display only the national emblem and remove portraits of political figures.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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