The term of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering, and Mihin Lanka has been extended upto June 30, 2019.
The extension was granted following a gazette notification issued by President Maithripala Sirisena as per the powers vested with him through Section 4 of the Commission of Inquiry Act.
The PCoI was set-up on January 31, 2018 to investigate into alleged irregularities concerning the three authorities from January 1, 2006 to January 31, 2018.
Previously, the President had extended the term of the Commission on three occassions.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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.
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