SriLankan Airlines has scheduled its first board meeting under the new Sirisena administration tomorrow . The national carrier is tipped to discuss state plans to merge SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka as announced at the mini budget in January, officials said. In the meantime, it was reportedly stated that new Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga had called for an inquiry on the board of SriLankan Airlines.The new board is yet to have a few more new appointments made to it which would be carried out next week. (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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