Air Vice Marshal Bandula Herath (Retd; Sri Lanka Air Force)  USP, MSc (Def Stu) in Mgt, BSc (Def Stu),AEC, SEMOC, DQM, GREENSL(AP), MIM (SL) , new Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka, assumed duties recently and engaged in discussions with senior TRCSL officials regarding future action plans and current issues.

External Affairs Minister of India Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who was on a one-day official visit to Sri Lanka met with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath for bilateral talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 4^th. Earlier in the day, Minister Dr. Jaishankar was received on arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport by Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane.

A part of R.A. de Mel Mawatha in Kollupitiya Police area from St. Michael’s Roundabout to the Rotunda Roundabout along Temple Trees was closed for security reasons in 2005.