The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order has appointed Major General (Retired) Ruwan Wanigasooriya as the Chief of National Intelligence, effective January 1.
He formally assumed duties at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte after receiving his letter of appointment from Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sampath Thuyacontha.
The position became vacant following the retirement of Major General Ruwan Kulatunga, the previous Chief of National Intelligence.
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.
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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