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New Ministerial Secretaries appointed
The new secretaries, appointed to ten ministries received their letters of appointments from President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (June 07) at the President’s Official Residence.
Following is the list of the new secretaries;
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation – G S. Vithanage
Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine – Udaya R. Senevirathne
Petroleum Resources Development – Upali Marasinghe
Plantation Industries – J. A. Ranjith
Science Technology and Research – Shirani Weerakoon
Labour, trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development – S. A. N. Saranathissa
Irrigation and Water Resource Management – Jayantha Wijeyrathne
Regional Development – A. P. G. Kithsiri
Development Activities – L. D. Senanayake
Mahaweli Development and Environment – Anura Dissanayake
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