State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene took oaths as the Acting Minister of Defence before President Maithripala Sirisena over the weekend, the government news portal reported,
President Sirisena left for United States to attend the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York is scheduled to address the gathering today.
State Minister Wijewardene will oversee duties as the acting Minister of Defence until the President returns from the US.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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