Administrative officials of all institutions under the Ministry of Health, Nutrition, and Indigenous Medicine, will have to seek approval before commenting on any issues apart from technical matters, the Health Ministry said yesterday (May 28).
Permission should be sought from the Health Secretary in this regard, Acting Health Services Director General Dr. Lal Panapitiya said.
He added that officials must obtain approval from the Health Secretary before conducting a press briefing.
While noting that the relevant authorities have been informed of this regulation, the Acting Health Services Director General forwarned that officials who breach this decree will be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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