Jeevan Thondaman, son of the late Arumugam Thondaman, Minister of Community Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development has been appointed as the new General Secretary of the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) today.
The Highlevel Committee of the party met today in Kotagala to decide on the vacant post in the aftermath of its leader and electoral strategies for upcoming Parliamentary elections on August 5.
Accordingly, Ms Anushiya Sivarajah has been appointed as the Deputy Leader of the party. The party unanimously decided to elect the new President of the party after the polls. (Pix by G.Kishanthan)
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
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