President Maithripala Sirisena expressed his condolences to the family of former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who died on Tuesday.
In a Twitter message in his official twitter handle he said the former UN Chief served the world graciously and his loss would be felt for years to come. "My condolences are with the loved ones of Boutros Boutros-Ghali. He served the world graciously and his loss will be felt for years to come."
Boutros Boutros-Ghali died at age 93. He was the first African UN Secretary General.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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