The hundredth birth anniversary of Duncan White, the first Ceylonese athlete to win an Olympic medal, took plaec recently where a special first day stamp cover was launched at the Presidential Secretariat, under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.
Deputy Head of Post (acting) V. Vivekananda Lingam handed over this to the President.
Minister for Sports, Dayasiri Jayasekara, Secretary to the ministry, Jayantha Wijerathna, and senior officials of Sports Ministry and Postal Department joined this occasion, the government news portal reported.
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Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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