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I invite everyone to join in a national effort to mobilize public opinion against corruption and waste- President’s 73rd Independence Day speech
February 04, 2021
I invite everyone to join in a national effort to mobilize public opinion against corruption and waste
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addresses the nation at the 73rd Independence Day Celebration held today (04) morning at the Independence Square premises.
“I am the leader that you searched for. I will discharge the responsibility you have entrusted to me, with commitment and dedication”, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa pledges at the 73rd Independence Day Celebration.
Maldivian President extends well wishes on Independence Day Celebrations
February 04, 2021Maldivian President extends well wishes on Independence Day Celebrations
337 Officers and 8,226 Other Ranks of Sri Lanka Army promoted in relation to 73rd National Independence Day commemoration.
February 04, 2021In relation to the 73rd National Independence Day commemoration, on the recommendation of General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, a total number of 337 Officers of the Sri Lanka Army (Regular and Volunteer force) and 8,226 Other Ranks of the Army were promoted to their respective next ranks by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
US Ambassador message
February 04, 2021
On behalf of the US, Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz, U.S Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, offers her congratulations to the people of Sri Lanka on the 73rd Independence Day.
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