Four new State Ministers and three new Deputy Ministers were appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena today, Presidential Secretariat, said.
The new State Ministers are as follows:
Wasantha Senanayake - Foreign Affairs State Minister
Eran Wickramaratne - Finance State Minister
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena - Public Enterprise Development State Minister
Palitha Range Bandara -Irrigation State Minister
The new Deputy Ministers are as follows:
Harsha de Silva - National Policies and Economic Affairs Deputy Minister
Ranjan Ramanayeka- Social Empowerment Welfare and Kandyan Heritage Deputy Minister
Karunarathna Paranawithana - Skills Development and Vocational Training Deputy Minister
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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