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.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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