Sri Lanka’s envoy in Kenya C. Dahanayake has been recalled to Colombo.Foreign Ministry officials declined to comment on reasons for the withdrawal, but said a career officer will succeed him.
In Colombo, in the meanwhile, two envoy-designates, one to Paris (Buddhi Athauda), a US dual citizen, and to Berlin (Karunasena Hettiaratchchi) were cleared on Friday by the High Posts Committee of Parliament.
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.
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