Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne assumed office as the Defence Ministry’s Secretary today (Nov 20), the Army Headquarters said in a press release.
The new defence secretary took up office after being welcomed by a guard turnout to the ministry. Religious observances were also followed during the occasion.
Maj. Gen. Gunaratne joined the Army in 1981 and went on to command two military divisions during the LTTE war. He had also served as Sri Lanka’s Deputy Ambassador to Brazil in 2000.
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.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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