Five new appointments, including the appointment of a High Commissioner, have been approved by the Committee on High Posts today (17), according to the Communication Department of Parliament.
Accordingly, the committee has approved the following new appointments:
• Mr. P.R.S. Goonawardena - High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Maldives
• Dr. M.M. S.S.B. Yalegama - Non-Cabinet Ministry of State Plantation Enterprise Reforms
• Mr. S.C.J. Devendra - Chairman of the Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation
• Prof. M.A.R.M. Fernando - Chairman of Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL)
• Mr. J. M. Soosaithasan - Chairman of State Mortgage and Investment Bank
The Committee on High Posts convened in Parliament last week, chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
Ministers Keheliya Rambukwella and Nimal Siripala de Silva were present at the meeting along with Members of Parliament Johnston Fernando, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Thalatha Athukorala, Udaya Gammanpila, Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, and Dharmalingam Siddharthan.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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