Kapila Chandrasena, against whom strictures were made during a Presidential Commission probe on the affairs of SriLankan Airlines, has been appointed the new chairman of the national airline, officials sources confirmed on Tuesday..
He takes over on Tuesday from Ranjith Fernando who resigned from the post.
Mr. Chandrasena was once the CEO of the airline and also simultaneously held another post at a state institution which was deemed irregular and figured at the Presidential Commission probing malpractices at the national airline. Of the other members of the board, Mano Tittawella has also resigned. – ENDS -
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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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