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The Rawana-1, a Nano-satellite held at the International Space Station, developed by two research engineers from the Arthur C. Clark Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT) with the assistance of Kyushu Technical Institute, Japan was launched into an orbit at a distance of 400 km to Earth on 17.06.2019 at 3.45 pm (Sri Lankan Time), signifying Sri Lanka's entry into space research field.
Pursuant to the International Cooperate Agreement signed between the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research and the European Organization for Nuclear Physics, the Secretary Mr. Chinthaka S Lokuhetti, visited CERN, Geneva, Switzerland on 16-17 June 2019.
According to the defense sources, investigations have revealed that new explosives have been used for the suicide bomb attacks in several parts of the country by terrorists on April 21, 2019.
President's Counsel Tisath Wijegunawardena has been appointed as an advisor to Minister of Science, Technology and Research Sujeewa Senasinghe.
The Minister of Science, Technology and Research Sujeewa Senasinghe, during his visit to Geneva on 17 May 2019, extended an invitation to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to participate in the Shilpa Sena exposition to be launched in July 2019 in Colombo.