Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya underscored the importance of implementing the "Clean Sri Lanka" program with humanitarian objectives at its core. Addressing the Colombo District Coordination Committee meeting held this morning at the District Secretariat in Narahenpita, the Prime Minister highlighted the program's complexity and its broader purpose beyond environmental cleanliness.
The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, has promoted Air Vice Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe to the three star rank of Air Marshal with effect from today (29 January 2025) and appointed him as the 20th Commander of the Air Force.
Air Force Commander Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa, who will be retired, met with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and the Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Madura Seneviratne at the Ministry of Education yesterday (28).
The Navy apprehended a suspect who was transferring 132 chank shells without a valid license, during a search operation conducted in Ponnalei, Jaffna recently.
President Anura Kumara Disanayake has appointed Air Vice Marshal Vasu Bandu Edirisinghe as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force.
Sri Lanka has achieved a remarkable milestone at the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2024, held in Brunei Darussalam from December 4th to 7th, 2024. The nation’s young innovators secured a Runners-Up position and two Merit Awards, reinforcing Sri Lanka’s growing prominence in the global technology landscape.
Hon.Catherine West, Member of the UK Parliament and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Minister for the Indo-Pacific, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, on January 27, 2025, at the Prime Minister’s Office.
The 26th ASEAN Regional Forum Heads of Defense Universities/Colleges/Institutions Meeting (ARF HDUCIM) officially commenced on 23rd January at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo Sri Lanka, marking the beginning of a journey dedicated to exchanging information on the academic orientations of the respective defence educational institutions.
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