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 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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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