New Secretaries to four Ministries were appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday, President Secretariat said.
Accordingly, Mr. H. M. Gamini Senevirathne was appointed as the news Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Employment while Mr. Jayantha Wijeyrathne was appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Sports. The newly appointed Secretary to the Industry and Commerce is Mr. Neil Ranjith Ashoka while Mr. M. A. Sisira Kumara was appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resource Management.
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 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.
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.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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