Five state ministers including Geeta Kumarasinghe have been removed from their posts with immediate effect by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The others who were removed from their posts are State Minister of Irrigation and Water Supply Shasheedra Rajapaksa, State Minister of Urban Development and Housing Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage, State Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Prasanna Ranaweera and State Minister of Power and Energy D.V.Chanaka.
The President removed the state ministers in term of Article 47 (3) (a) of the Constitution.
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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