Joint Opposition Parliamentarian Prasanna Ranatunga took office as Minister of Industrial Exports & Investment Promotions, Tourism & Aviation today.
He assumed his duties after a ceremony at the Industrial Exports & Investment Promotions Ministry premises.
A ministry spokesman said Mr. Ranatunga would meet employees of the Tourism and Aviation ministry this evening.
Mr. Ranatunga is one of the two first- time ministers in the present caretaker cabinet. The other first-time minister is Ramesh Pathirana.
Mr. Ranatunga served as the Chief Minister of the Western Province before entering Parliament in 2015.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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