State Minister Shehan Semasinghe was sworn in as the Acting Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies until President Ranil Wickremesinghe returns to the island after concluding his official visit to the United Kingdom.
The letter of appointment was handed over to Minister Semasinghe yesterday (May 03).
The appointment was made by President Wickremesinghe, following the powers vested in him by the Constitution.
The President, together with an eight-member delegation left the island early this morning to attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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