Former Vice Chancellor and Senior Professor of Demography Emeritus Professor D.M.S.S. Lakshman Dissanayake assumed duties as a Member of the Election Commission today (10).
He was appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The five member Election Commission therefore consists of R.M.A.L. Ratnayake (Chairman), M.A.P.C. Perera (Member), Ameer Mohommed Faiz (Member), Anusuya Shanmuganathan (Member) and Prof. D.M.S.S. Lakshman Dissanayake.
Professor Dissanayake has been recognized with numerous awards and positions in the field of Demography, both nationally and internationally and held various academic and administrative positions at the University of Colombo during his tenure.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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