With immediate effect, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Senior Professor Pathmalal M. Manage as the Vice Chancellor of the Sri Jayawardenepura University for a three-year term.
Prior to this appointment, Prof. Manage was serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
The Colombo High Court has ordered the re-convening of the case filed by the Attorney General against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa on September 26.
The case pertains to allegations that Rajapaksa received Rs. 70 million from the Indian company ‘Krrish’ under the pretext of promoting the game of rugby.
Rajapaksa, appeared before the court when the case was taken up today (June 27).