The “Aggamahapanditha” religious title was conferred to the Most Ven. Prof. Kotapitiye Rahula Anunayake Thero of Sri Lanka by the Government of Myanmar on 09 March 2020. The ceremony was held at the State Pariyatti Sasana University in Yangon and the religious tile was presented to the Most Ven. Prof. Anunayake Thero by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, U Tun Ko.

The Navy held 03 suspects for illegal harvesting of 105 live sea cucumbers at Konthapiddi in Mannar.

Giving one more stimulant to the government’s efforts of containing the spread of ‘Covid-19’ virus, the Sri Lanka Army following quick improvisations, made on the directions of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army enabled two more new Quarantine Centers operational at Kahagolla and inside the Diyatalawa Army Base Hospital beginning yesteraday afternoon (12).