Twenty newly recruited officers to the Sri Lanka Foreign Service were welcomed to the Ministry by Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane today where she highlighted the important role of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) and the special responsibilities of all officers as public servants.
She referred to the skills required in the modern world of diplomacy including the priority given to economic diplomacy. Twenty New Officers have been recruited to the SLFS through an open competitive examination and interview process and appointed by the Public Service Commission, the Ministry said.
The newly recruited officers will participate in the induction training programme conducted by the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) prior to taking up duties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
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