Nine Cabinet Ministers and a State Minister took oaths today in their new portfolios before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat.
Ministers
Mangala Samaraweera- Minister of Finance & Mass Media
Ravi Karunanayake – Minister of Foreign Affairs
SB Dissanayake – Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare & Kandyan Heritage
WDJ Seneviratne – Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations & Sabaragamu Development
Mahinda Samarasinghe – Minister of Ports & Shipping
Gayantha Karunatilake – Minister of Lands & Parliamentary Reforms
Arjuna Ranatunga – Minister of Petroleum Resources Development
Chandima Weerakkody – Minister of Skills Development & Vocational Training
Thilak Marapana – Minister of Development Assignments
State Minister
Mahinda Amaraweera – State Minister of Mahaweli Development
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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