At last Wednesday’s meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary and Minister Champaka Ranwaka asked why men from the Army’s Commando Regiment had been sent to the United States to protect the sons of former Minister Basil Rajpaksa and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. President Maithripala Sirisena promptly reached out to the phone and spoke to Defence Secretary B.M.U.D. Basnayake. He was to reply that the commandos had returned weeks before the Presidential election. Read more in the Cafe column
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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