National carrier SriLankan Airlines is considering appointing an individual in an acting position as CEO after its CEO of four years, Kapila Chandrasena quit on Monday, a senior airline official said on Tuesday. Mr. Chandrasena, appointed by the previous regime, handed in his resignation without citing any reason for stepping down, the official said. The company plans to advertise the CEO’s position and during this interim period is in the process of considering someone for this temporary task. It was unclear whether the person considered was within the organisation or outside. Meanwhile the interim report on the investigations into the airline by a probe team led by lawyer and good governance activist J.C. Weliamuna was handed over to Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga yesterday. It is yet to be made public. The airline has been making huge losses in recent years. (SD)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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