Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has promoted Major General K.V.N.P. Premaratne RSP, USP, nps, psc, who has been serving as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him as the 26th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army.
Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Anura Karunatilaka recently conducted an inspection tour of the Port of Trincomalee to review its operations, infrastructure and future development plans.
A discussion on the organisational arrangements and progress of the 11th National Scout Jamboree, organised by the Sri Lanka Scout Association, was held yesterday afternoon (30) at the Presidential Secretariat.
A national programme to train 28,000 young people in First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) was launched on July 30 at the National Youth Services Council (NYSC) premises in Maharagama under the patronage of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage.
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The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, H.E. Miyon Lee, paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister's Office on 28 July.
A new five-storey Port Health Office at the Port of Colombo was officially opened on July 28 to strengthen border health services, enhance disease surveillance and improve emergency public health response in line with International Health Regulations.
The Government has finalized a comprehensive implementation plan to transform the 'Ceylon Tea Village' initiative into a structured and sustainable national programme, rather than a one-time project, Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Samantha Vidyarathna said.
China has agreed to provide technical expertise and research support to help Sri Lanka establish bamboo bio-fences as a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution to the country's long-standing human-elephant conflict.
Construction of a new viewing centre at the popular Dunhinda Falls in the Soranathota Divisional Secretariat Division in Badulla officially commenced on July 27 under the patronage of Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Ranasinghe.
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