Major General Shavendra Silva has been appointed as the 53rd Army Chief-of-staff by President Maithripala Sirisena today (Jan 09).
Maj. Gen. Silva who joined the Army in 1984 was appointed as an army officer a year later.
The newly-appointed Chief-of-staff has also received several accolades such as the Veerawickrama Vibooshana, Ranawickrama, and Ranashoora titles
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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