Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake, said that the Committee on High Posts, on April 4 approved the appointments of two new secretaries to the ministries and a new ambassador.
Accordingly, the Committee has approved the appointment of W.S. Satyananda as the new secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing.
The Committee on High Posts also approved the appointment of M.M Naimudeen as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Investment Promotion, Mr. Dasanayake said.
In addition to that, the Secretary General informed that the approval of the Committee has been given to the appointment of (Dr.) Chanaka Harsha Talpahewa as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Philippines.
The Committee on High Posts of the Parliament met runder the chairmanship of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and the members of Parliament John Seneviratne, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa,Thalatha Athukorala and Dr. Sudarshani Fernadopulle were present.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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