A total of 514 officers and 14,140 other ranks have been promoted in view
of Sri Lanka Army’s 71 st Anniversary today (10), Commander of the Army
Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said.
Accordingly, 12 Brigadiers have been promoted to the rank of Major
General, 13 Colonels to the rank of Brigadier, 47 Lieutenant Colonels to
the rank of Colonel, 58 Majors to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, 234
Captains to the rank of Major, 99 Lieutenants to the rank of Captain and
51 Second Lieutenants to the rank of Lieutenant (Regular Force and
Volunteer Force) have been promoted.
Army cancelled its anniversary celebrations this year due to the present
Covid situation.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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