President Maithripala Sirisena condemned terrorist attack on a Manchester musical concert, that claimed the lives of 22 civilians and several others were injured yesterday.
"All states should come together strongly to defeat all forms of terrorism," stated President Sirisena in a letter addressed to British Premier Theresa May.
Earlier in the day, President had tweeted “Killing innocent civilians for political gain is heinous”, referring to the Manchester Arena attack. Sri Lanka’s people and the government stand in solidarity with the British people and the families of the victims in this hour of grief, says the President’s message further.
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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