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SL’s Ambassador-designate to China formally assume duties
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador-designate to the People’s Republic of China, Dr. Palitha Kohona, formally assumed duties last week in Beijing.
Prior to the assuming duties by Dr. Kohona, a Pirith chanting ceremony was conducted by the Most Venerable Zong XingThero, Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China, with four other venerable monks from the Guangji temple in Beijing. This was followed by the formal hoisting of the national flag and the lighting of the traditional oil lamp.
Addressing the Embassy staff, Dr. Kohona emphasized the need for all to engage proactively with the local authorities, as well as the Chinese community. It was important to develop links with the business community also.
“Our objective should be to further enhance the image of Sri Lanka in China, strengthen the Sri Lanka-China bilateral relationship, and promote Sri Lanka as a welcome destination for foreign direct investments, and also encourage bilateral trade links”, he stressed.
Dr. Kohona was the former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations (UN) from 2009 to 2015. Until August 2009, he was the Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka and was also the former Secretary-General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process.
He was previously the Head of the UN Treaty Section in New York till 2006, the largest arm of the UN office of Legal Affairs.
Ambassador Kohona received his secondary education at S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia. He obtained LLB (Hons.) at the University of Sri Lanka, LLM from the Australian National University in International Trade Law and a Doctorate from Cambridge University in the UK.
Dr. Kohona arrived in China on December 15 and assumed duties virtually and underwent 14 days mandatory quarantine.
The Election Commission of Sri Lnka [ECSL] taking another step forward in ensuring free and fair elections, launched a Mobile Application for the speedy resolution of disputes arising during elections.
The Election Disputes Resolution (EDR) App a simple and efficient way to report election issues instantly will be put to test during the forthcoming Local Authorities Election
It can be downloaded on Appstore and Google Play
Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) MURASAME arrived at the Port of Colombo on a replenishment visit this morning (22 Mar 25).
The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.
JMSDF MURASAME is a 151m long Destroyer commanded by Commander HAYAKAWA Masahiro. Meanwhile, she is manned by a crew of 200.
During her stay in Colombo, crew members of the ship are expected to visit some tourist attractions in the city of Colombo and the ship is scheduled to depart the island on 25 Mar 25.
It has been reported that two persons riding a motorcycle were killed in a shooting incident that took place around 11.45pm on Friday [21] night , in front of the southern entrance of the Devundara Sri Vishnu Devalaya, on Sinhasana Road.
The unidentified gunmen, who arrived in a van, opened fire using a T-56 assault rifle and 9 mm firearms before fleeing the scene. The police have recovered 39 T-56 bullet casings, two T-56 rounds of live ammunition, a T-56 magazine, three 9 mm bullet casings, and one 9mm live ammunition.
The van suspected to have been used by the shooters was found abandoned and set on fire on a side road about 800 meters from the crime scene.
The two deceased victims have been identified as Tikira Hennedige Yomesh Nadishan and Marakkala Manage Pasidu Tharuka, both residents of Sinhasana Road, Devinuwara.
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