President Maithripala Sirisena visited the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon City earlier today (Jan 19).
Taking to his official Twitter handle, the President said that the commitment of the PNP against the usage of illegal drugs was inspiring.
On the same note, President Sirisena said that he hopes to cooperate directly with the movement in a bid to eradicate the menace of illegal drugs in Sri Lanka.
He had also attended a special briefing on the Philippine government's anti-illegal drugs campaign.
Today, I am honoured to visit the Police Headquarters in Philippines, to observe the Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign of the Government. Their commitment is inspiring! Sri Lanka will cooperate directly with the movement, to eradicate the menace of illegal drugs in Sri Lanka.@DDBgov pic.twitter.com/K1bYojbjZF
— Maithripala Sirisena (@MaithripalaS) January 19, 2019
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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