State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardena was appointed as the Acting Minister of Defence today (May 13), as President Maithripala Sirisena is out of the country, sources said.
The appointment comes in the wake of President Sirisena's official visit to China.
President Sirisena took wing to China this morning to attend the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations from May 15 to May 22.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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.
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