Rear Admiral T P H De Silva was appointed as the new Navy Commander by President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago.
Mr. Silva accepted his letter of appointment from the President at the Presidential Secretariat earlier today (Dec 31).
Accordingly, Rear Admiral Silva will assume duties as the Navy Commander with effect from tomorrow.
Secretary to the President, Udaya R. Senaviratne and Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were present at the occasion.
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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