Acting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs William E. Todd called on Minister Mangala Samaraweera today at the ministry, his office said. He is the senior-most US State Department Official visiting Sri Lanka under the new US administration.
Mr. William Todd also met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe this afternoon, and will be meeting Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake this evening. The purpose of the visit is to work on strengthening US-Sri Lanka relations and discuss US support for the reform, reconciliation and development agenda of the National Unity Government of Sri Lanka.
This was the last engagedment Minister Samarweera had as Foreign Affairs minister. Followling a cabinet reshuffle enacted today, Minister Samaraweera was appointed as Minister of Finance and media.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
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