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Friday, August 18, 2017

Convener Of Medical Faculty Students Action Committee Ryan Jayathiake Has Been Remanded

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Maligakande Magistrate Court has today(18) remanded the convener of the Medical Faculty Students Actions Committee Ryan Jayathilake who had been surrendered to the court this morning over avoiding appear before the court to face an allegation leveled against him at the court in previous occasion.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Court has earlier issued an arrest warrant to arrest five student activists including convener Ryan Jayathilake over not appearing a court case filed against him on conducting a student demonstration caused inconvenience to the public.

The case against the five student activists had proceeded on 10th of August at the Maligakande Magistrate Court and the Magistrate has ordered the Colpetty Police that time to arrest Ryan Jayathialke and produced him before the court.

President Has Appointed Travis Sinnayya As The New Navy Commander

President Maithripala Sirisena has today(18) appointed the senior navy officer of Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Travis Sinnaiyya as the 21st Navy Commander .

The new Navy Commander Vice Admiral Sinnayya is known as an officer who was responsible for drowning more than 40 LTTE Boats during the war against LTTE Rebels.He had kept low profile since some time after the previous regime has avoid giving him a promotion for the service he rendered to the nation.

The appointment letter to the new Navy Commander was handed over at the Presidential Secretariat this morning by the President.He is due to assume duties of his post on 22nd of August.

Meanwhile Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne who was the Navy Commander before the new Commander has been appointed is due to be appointed as the new chief of Defense Staff.

National Lotteries And Development Lotteries Boards Taken Over To The Ministry Of Finance

President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a special gazette notification announcing the taking over of National Lotteries Board and Development Lotteries Board to the Ministry Of Finance from Ministry Of Foreign Affairs with effect from yesterday(17).

The two lotteries boards are belonging to the subject stream of the Ministry of Finance since the beginning.,However they were taken over under the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs recently after MP Ravi Karunanayake had appointing as Foreign Minister.MP Karunanayake was the Finance Minister before appointing as Foreign Minister.

President has again entered the two lotteries board under the subject stream of Ministry of Finance through the special gazette notification under the powers vested to him it has been announced.