The government has named Sonali Samarasinghe, wife of slain journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge for the post of Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York.
Foreign Ministry sources confirmed the decision has been made to offer her the post. It is not clear if she has accepted the appointment.
Meanwhile, the government is in the process of finalising the list of appointees to head Sri Lanka’s Missions abroad as many stations have fallen vacant since last December.
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The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando have sentenced to 20 and 25 years respectively after they were found guilty in a case of fraud.
Three Electoral Organisers of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya tendered their resignations.
Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake was arrested today by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) over the incident where a gold plated T56 firearm was found from an apartment complex in Wellawatte, Police said
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