Intelligence unit of the Welikada Prison disbanded

Former Sri Lankan diplomat Ganganath Dissanayake passed away

Former Sri Lankan diplomat Ganganath Dissanayake has passed away. Dhammika Ganganath Dissanayake had served as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Japan. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Japan, Disanayake served as the Chairman of the Independent Television Network (ITN) of Sri Lanka and as an Associate Professor of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. Ambassador Dissanayake served as the Head of the Mass Communications and Sinhalese Unit, University of Sri Jayawardenapura from

11 Aug, 2020

Chamal Rajapaksa appointed State Minister of Internal Security

Former Minister and former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa was appointed as the State Minister of Internal Security today. He oaths in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Kandy today. Chamal Rajapaksa was also appointed as a cabinet Minister. He was appointed as the cabinet Minister of Irrigation apart from his State Minister portfolio. Also appointed State Minister is his son Shasheendra Rajapaksa. The new Government consisting of cabinet Ministers

12 Aug, 2020

Sri Lanka and Russia in talks as world’s first COVID-19 vaccine is found

Sri Lanka and Russia have had talks ahead of Russia announcing it had discovered the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine. The Foreign Ministry said that Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Russia Prof. M.D. Lamawansa visited the Moscow Clinical Centre for Infectious Deceases named after V.P. Demikhov in Voronovskoye, Moscow region in order to hand over 46 boxes of Ceylon tea as a token of appreciation from Sri Lanka to the medical staff combating COVID-19 and saving patients? lives. Ambassador Lamawansa, acc

11 Aug, 2020