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Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana appointed Sri Lanka Coast Guard Director General

Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana has been appointed as the 07th Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard with effect from 17th October 2022, the Ministry of Defence said today. The letter of appointment in this regard was handed over to him by Defence Secretary, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) at the Ministry of Defence. Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana is a proud product of S. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela. He joined the Sri Lanka Navy in 1988 as an Officer Cadet of 18th intake, in the Executive b

30 Oct, 2022

Sajith donates a school bus to Kotagala school

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today donated a school bus to a school in Kotagala. Premadasa donated the bus to Cambridge College, Kotagala at a function held today. The Opposition Leader engaged in Hindu religious observances before heading to the school. The bus was donated in the presence of the school authorities and students. Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarians also attended the event. (Colombo Gazette) 1 of 6

29 Oct, 2022

20th National Congress: Will Xi address growing dissatisfaction of Chinese nationals?

On October16, a weeklong National Congress of the Communist Party of China began in Beijing with President Xi Jinping comfortably placing himself in the front to become party leader for a third term. But delegates of the 20th?National Congress would be reading the tea leaves. As just before the beginning of the once in five-year National Congress in Beijing, a rare sign of public anger against the country?s authoritarian system hit the East Asian nation on October 13. Thousands of WeChat users

28 Oct, 2022