President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in New York to attend the United Nations (UN) 72nd General Assembly, local media reported.
The Summit which is currently underway at the UN Headquarters will be on till September 23 The President is due to address the General Assembly on September 19, tomorrow evening.
The General Debate will open with the focus on the theme, ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’. The President will also meet several world leaders on the sidelines of the summit.
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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