Sri Lanka's High Commissioner-Designate to Singapore Sashikala Premawardhane assumed duties at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore today (June 24).
Ms. Premawardhane had assumed duties after a ceremony which included religious observances, the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore said.
Following her appointment, the High Commissioner-designate had emphasised the need to promote trade and investment between the Sri Lanka and Singapore while enhancing bilateral relations between the two countries.
Since joining the foreign service in 1998, Ms. Premawardhane has served in various capacities including the Acting High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Australia
High Commissioner-designate Premawardhane holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pune, India and a Masters in Conflict and Peace Studies from the University of Colombo. She is a past pupil of Bishop’s College, Colombo.
The Government is finalising a list of names to be posted as heads of Sri Lanka’s missions abroad with ex-Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya assuming the position of Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
Kandiah (Ken) Balendra, a veteran corporate leader and the first Sri Lankan chairman of John Keells Holdings (JKH) has passed away at the age of 85.
The CID has arrested Susantha de Silva, former Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for allegedly misappropriating 6.1 million rupees in 2014.
Chief Justice Murdu Fernando has forwarded the names of four senior High Court judges to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to fill four existing vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
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