President Anura Kumara Disanayake has appointed Acting Ministers for four Ministries in view of his departure from the country on an official visit to Federal Republic of Germany, undertaken at the invitation of President of Germany, Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The appointments cover three ministries under the President’s purview Ministry of Digital Economy, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, which comes under Minister Vijitha Herath, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
The appointments are as follows:
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, has been appointed as Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne has been appointed as Acting Minister of Digital Economy, Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekara has been appointed as Acting Minister of Defence. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra has been appointed as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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