<p>Sri Lanka's president, Maithripala Sirisena has retained the police department, the armed forces and the government printing department, under the Defence Ministry, which remains with the president. </p>
<p>All state media institutions have meanwhile been allocated to the ministry of finance and media, headed by the UNP minister, Mangala Samaraweera. </p>
<p>The gazette notification, published December 24 and released yesterday, lists Rupavahini television, ITN television and Lake House. </p>
A former Sri Lankan military officer has been arrested after he reportedly raped a…