Anusha Palpita and D.M.L.D. Bandaranaike have been appointed as new secretaries to the Ministries of Media and Agriculture respectively by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Anusha Palpita has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media with effect from January 1, 2022.
Palpita previously held many posts such as the Director General of the Government Information Department, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Additional Secretary to Ministry of Home Affairs, Secretary to the Ministry of Industries and recently the Chairman of the Development Lotteries Board.
Meanwhile, D.M.L.D. Bandaranaike has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture. He was appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Policies and Plan Implementation this year.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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