Two wartime chiefs of the Navy and the Air Force have been awarded honorary titles by President Maithripala Sirisena this week.
Accordingly, Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda who served as Navy commander between 2005 and 2009 has been awarded the honorary rank of 'Admiral of the Fleet', a gazette notification published to this effect read.
In addition, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke, who served as Air Force commander from 2006 - 2011 has been awarded the title of 'Marshal of the Air Force'.
A gazette notification signed by the President in this regard said that the honorary titles had been awarded for their outstanding service during the humanitarian operation and the defeat of terrorism in Sri Lanka.
(The gazette is produced below)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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