The 42nd Anniversary of the establishment of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) that fell on 01st August 2021 was celebrated today (02nd August 2021). Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena […]
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Celebrates 42nd Anniversary
ශ්රී ලංකා වරාය අධිකාරියේ 42 වන සංවත්සරය අභිමානවත්ව සැමරේ
ශ්රී ලංකා වරාය අධිකාරිය පිහිටුවා 2021 අගෝස්තු 01 වන දිනට වසර 42ක් පිරීම නිමිත්තෙන් වූ සංවත්සර සැමරුම අද දින (2021 අගෝස්තු 02) පැවැත්විණි.වරාය හා නාවික කටයුතු […]
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