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Acting Defence Minister appointed
ramanayake
May 13, 2019
State Minister of Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene was appointed as the acting Defence Minister until President Maithripala Sirisena returns from China, the Director General of Government Information Department Nalaka Kaluwewa announced short while ago.
Police introduces three numbers to inform on children orphaned by Sunday attacks
ramanayake
May 12, 2019
Three new telephone numbers have been introduced to inform on the children whose custodians have died in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacksPolice Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara at a media briefing on Saturday at the Media center of the Defense Ministry said that the Children's and Women's Bureau of Sri Lanka Police are taking measure to obtain information on children displaced in the April 21 attacks as a result of the demise of their custodians from the attacks. The Police Media Spokesman introduced three telephone numbers through which information of such displaced children could be provided to the police. The numbers are 011 244 44 44, 011 233 70 39, and 011 233 70 41.
No restriction on media
ramanayake
May 12, 2019
The Department of Government Information says that neither the Government nor the Department has imposed any restriction on media. Issuing a statement yesterday (11), the department said it has established a formal mechanism to disseminate the information with the coordination of all media institutions, and the media spokespersons of the Tri Forces and the Police.“A meeting was held last week at the Department of Government Information with heads of media institutions to discuss how information can be disseminated to media institutions.”
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