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.
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.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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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