Eminent PC Shibly Aziz has been appointed Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and assumed office last week, officials said. Former Attorney General from 1995 to 1996, Mr. Aziz has represented Sri Lanka in the international fora including as the Chief Delegate at the Second International Air Transport Conference 1980 ICAO held in Montreal; a member of the Sri Lanka Delegation to the Conference of the Attorneys General of Asia and the Pacific, held in Colombo in 1985 and in Seoul in 1990, the CAA website stated. He was the first Chairman of the CAA 2003-2005 when it was established as an authority. Mr. Aziz has also been instrumental in drafting legislation in the country, particularly air navigation laws such as the extensive amendments made to the Air Navigation Ordinance. (SD)
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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