The two Sri Lankan peackeeping personnel who lost their lives during a peackeeping operation in Mali have been posthumously awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld medal by the United Nations (UN) this week.
The medals were awarded during the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Awarding Ceremony at the UN headquarters on May 25.
A total of 119 military, police, and civilian personnel who had lost their lives during UN field missions from January 01, 2019 to February 04, 2019 were honoured at the event.
Platoon Commander Major H. W. D. Jayawickrama of the Light Infantry Battalion of the Sri Lanka Army and Sergeant S. S. Wijekumara of the Sri Lanka Army were the fallen Sri Lankan personnel to receive the honour.
The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in New York, Dr. Rohan Perera had accepted the medals on behalf of the families of the fallen Sri Lankan military personnel.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Secretary of the Justice Ministry has been instructed by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe not to gazette the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution dealing with the Presidential term, until the Presidential elections are held.
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