The term of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that was appointed to probe the Easter Sunday attacks has been extended until January 31, 2021.
The Commission was appointed by former President Maithripala Sirisena in September last year to identify the flaws that led to the attacks despite many warnings issued by a foreign intelligence agency of a neighbouring country.
The Commission consists of Chairman of the Commission Court of Appeal Judge, Janak de Silva and Court of Appeal Judge, Nishshanka Bandula Karunarathna, Retired High Court Judges Nihal Sunil Rajapaksa, A.L. Bandula Kumara Atapattu and former Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, W.M.M.R. Adikari.
The Commission called for testimonies of former President Maithripala Sirisena, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and senior ministers in the former government in addition to top officials in the Defense Ministry.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
Ten members have been appointed to the new Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) by the Secretary to the Treasury, following the recommendation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Digital Economy.
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