President Maithripala Sirisena urged the acceleration of relief programmes following the drought that has affected around 420,000 people in the North Central province.
According to the President's Media Division a sum of Rs 9,000 million has been allocated to provide relief to those affected.
The services of the tri-forces have also been channled towards the relief efforts
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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