Commissioner General of Excise Department (acting) Ariyadasa Bodaragama has been given the permanent position of Commissioner General following a decision made by the Cabinet.
Cabinet Secretary W.M.D.J. Fernando handed over the appointment letter to Mr. Bodaragama recently. Department’s Spokesman Deputy Excise Commissioner Kapila Kumarasinghe said the new Excise Chief is a special grade officer of the Department with an experience of over three decades.
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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