Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe assumed duties as the Director-General of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) today (Jan 3).
Upon assuming duties, Maj. Gen. Ranasinghe said he expects all employees of the DMC to discharge their duties in an accountable manner and to work towards minimizing the damages caused by natural calamities.
Maj. Gen Ranasinghe who has served for 39 years in the military is an old boy of Ananda College Colombo.
He holds degrees from Sri Lanka's Defence Services College, Pakistan's National Defence University, and China's National Defence University.
In addition, he has also obtained a post-graduate degree at Pakistan's National Defence University.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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.
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