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Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Institute celebrates 50 yearsas
Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Institute celebrated their 50th Anniversary at a function held at the SLESI premises on Bristol Street Colombo 1, under the auspices of the Chief Guest, Major General (Rtd) Tilak Paranagama, recently
The Guests of Honour were Air Vice Martial (Rtd) A. B. Sosa and Sri Lanka Navy Captain (Rtd) W.P.J.S. Jayasinghe. Chairman SLESI, Major General Susil Chandrapala and member current SLESI Board of Trustees, Major General (Rtd) S. Wanigesekera were also at the head table.
The Sri Lanka Ex- Servicemen’s Institute SLESI known as the “Home of the Brave Veterans” has a rich history, having originated as way back as 1877 enacted by an ordinance as “The Colombo Sailors Home”. With the passage of time, the British soldiers and airmen were also allowed to use the facilities provided by the Institute. The present Sri Lanka Ex- Servcemen Institute was established by an act of Parliament in February 1973.
Since then SLESI has become the leading military veterans Institute providing several services such as accommodation, Meeting Rooms, Banquet Halls, Bar and Restaurant facilities to retired and Service members of all services.
To mark this Golden milestone, a team of the SLESI under the stewardship of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, SLESI, Major General Susil Chandrapala, had meticulously organised a half a day’s programme befitting the occasion.
The morning’s programme’s welcome speech was delivered by Major General Wanigesekera, outstanding servicemen were felicitated with mementos and cash prizes by the Chief Guest Major General T. Paranagama and Chairman, SLESI Board of Trustees gave a powerpoint presentation that briefly gave the origins, history and review of the SLESI’s progress within the years and future plans. The programme culminated with a sumptuous lunch for the ex-servicemen.
The JVP-led NPP’s election pledge to draft a new Constitution would not be implemented until the local government and Provincial Council polls were over, Parliament was told yesterday.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that two elections had been held in the past six months, and another election was scheduled for May. She also noted that the Provincial Council election had been due for several years.
The process of drafting a new Constitution would begin soon after the elections for the provincial councils were held, she stated.
Responding to a question raised by ITAK Batticaloa District MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, the Prime Minister said that when the government came to power last year, it was fully focused on stabilising the economy and ensuring democracy by conducting the elections that had been delayed.
Rasamanickam asked the Prime Minister to inform the House whether a new Constitution would be drafted in keeping with the NPP’s election pledge.
By Saman Indrajith
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday (09) recorded a statement from former Minister Rambukwella regarding his involvement in the procurement of a consignment of substandard human immunoglobulin while he was the Minister of Health.
He was granted bail by Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court in September last year. Rambukwella left CID headquarters after being there for about one hour.
Former Minister Mervyn Silva, arrested and remanded for allegedly seeling a plot of state-owned land in Kiribathgoda to a private party fraudulently, was further remanded yesterday when he was produced in court.
Silva has been accused of forging documents to facilitate the transaction.
The Mahara Magistrate’s Court ordered that Silva and three others be remanded further until April 21 pending further investigations.
Meanwhile, the court also issued warrants for the arrest of former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera and Milroy Perera, who are evading arrest in connection with the same case.
The former Minister was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department on 05 March.
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