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
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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