As the government stumbles from crisis to crisis, the administration is also considering changes in the officials’ holding high posts.
Tipped to be appointed as Central Bank Governor is Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, a former Senior Deputy Governor of the bank. One other proposal by the President is to appoint business magnet Dhammika Perera as the Treasury Secretary although incumbent S.R. Attygalle has not stepped down, official sources said.
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.
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