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.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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