President Maithripala Sirisena will appoint heads of State corporations and Boards within a week.
The President said this while addressing yesterday's (Jan 15) cabinet meeting where he pointed out that state organisations are facing issues with regard to operational activities due to the absence of an Executive committee.
He had also admitted that the government had failed to appoint the heads of state-owned institutions although it has been a few weeks since the new cabinet was appointed.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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