Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, married Nitheesha Jayasekera, at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo today (Oct 3).
Nitheesha is the daughter of businessman Ananda Jayasekara.
Yoshitha who had been suspended from the Navy, was promoted as an Acting Lieutenant Commander this week after President Maithripala Sirisena ordered to reinstate him in office with effect from February 28, 2016.
The former President's son had been interdicted in 2016 after an investigation was launched into the now-defunct Carlton Sports Network (CSN) which is believed to have had ties with the Rajapaksa family.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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