Former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake is being considered for the post of Defence Secretary.
President requests IGP, Defence Secretary to resign - sources
President Maithripala Sirisena has requested Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara and Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando to resign from their respective positions, sources close to the president said.
In his address to the nation yesterday (Apr 23), President Sirisena said that certain top posts in the country’s defence sector would be subjected to changes within the next 24 hours.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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.
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