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Australia investigates sexual assault claims during 1985 under-19 tour to Sri Lanka

The Australian Federal Police are investigating a historical sexual assault case arising from a Cricket Australia under-19 tour to India and Sri Lanka in 1985. The ABC reports former Victorian batsman and first-class umpire Jamie Mitchell?wants answers as to what happened to him in the final days of the tour ? he alleges he was sexually assaulted in his Colombo hotel room after being left ?barely conscious? following an injection by team doctor Malcolm McKenzie who died in 1998. The AFP is inv

02 Jan, 2022

President Rajapaksa bestowed with the ?Sri Lankadheeshwara Padma Vibhushana? title

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was today bestowed with the ?Sri Lankadheeshwara Padma Vibhushana? title. The title was conferred on the President by the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sanga Sabha. Speaking at the event, the President recalled the role he played to defeat the LTTE as a soldier and as Defence Secretary. He also noted that he was elected as President with the majority support of the Sinhalese community. The President said that he has been given the responsibility of protec

02 Jan, 2022

TRCSL Director General Oshada?Senanayake?resigns

Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL)?Oshada Senanayake has resigned from his post.? Senanayake has tendered his letter of resignation from the post. He was appointed as the Director General of the TRCSL in November 2019. Apart from his role at the TRCSL Senanayake also serves as the Chairman of the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA). Senanayake assumed duties as Chairman of ICTA in August 2021. (Colombo Gazette)

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