New Secretaries have been appointed for three Cabinet Ministries and they received their letters of appointment from the Secretary to the President, P. B. Abeykoon at the Presidential Secretariat today.
New Secretaries were appointed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Administration and Management and Ministry of Postal Services respectively.
Mr. Asela Weerakoon has been appointed as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in 1988 and served in several foreign postings in London, Canberra, Kuala Lumpur and Paris. He served as Charge d’ Affaires at Sri Lanka Embassies in Washington DC and in Tokyo. During his tenure of service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has served in different capacities and served as High Commissioner to India.
Mr. J. J. Rathnasiri and Mr. D.G.M.V. Hapuarachchi has been appointed as the new Secretaries to the Ministry of Public Administration and Management and Ministry of Postal Services respectively.
The Constitutional Council has approved four nominees, proposed by the President, to fill vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
The Election Commission has announced the plan for leave for both public and private sector employees for the upcoming presidential election on September 21, 2024, without loss of salary or personal leave.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
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