A new commemorative postal stamp will be issued by the Philatelic Bureau of the Postal Department to mark the State Vesak Festival on April 29 under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena, the Government Information department said.
The new stamp valued at Rs. 12 has been designed by stamp designer Palitha Gunasinghe. The stamp depicts the ancient Bingiriya Rajamaha Viharaya, where the State Vesak Festival will be held.
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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