Remains of Army personnel who died in Mali, to be brought to SL tomorrow
Remains of Army personnel who died in Mali, to be brought to SL tomorrow Peacekeeping troops of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Thursday (16) formally presented a military salute and bid farewell to the late Lance Corporal M.G.L Deshapriya (42) of the 6 Sri Lanka Army Service Corps who had passed away on 11 February 2023 following a sudden cardiac arrest upon admission to the MINUSMA Bamako Level – 3 Hospital.
In conformity with UN traditions, MINUSMA troops presented a salute lowering flags and honoured their comrade during the formal military parade before floral tributes were made to the coffin, draped in the UN flag by Ms Daniela Kroslak, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and Deputy Chief of MINUSMA Operations in the presence of a gathering of MINUSMA Officers and Other Ranks, including the Commanding Officer of the Sri Lankan Combat Convoy Company (CCC) of the MINUSMA.
The remains of late Lance Corporal M.G.L Deshapriya (42), a father of two children, resident in Medawachchiya is to be brought to Sri Lanka today (21). The Turkish Airlines flight is to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake at 6.00pm tomorrow, with final rites to be held in Medawachchiya with military honours, reports say.
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The United National Party Working Committee has unanimously decided to suspend the party memberships of 1,137 UNP Local Government body members who supported other parties.
The decision was taken at the UNP Working Committee meeting held this evening (21).
The group who had thus lost the party membership, had been elected to 341 LG bodies in 2018. According to reports from the UNP HQ, some have even handed in nominations to contest for the upcoming LG polls from other parties.
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Led by photographer Ogun Sever Okur, they climbed up the debris in Hatay and attached balloons to metal wires sticking out of the piles of debris.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed in southern Türkiye and northern Syria.
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Noting that a sufficient fuel supply can be assured after the economy is revived, the minister adds that this will enable the public to obtain fuel with no time or quantity constraints.
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