Three more cabinet ministers sworn in today before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat. Faizer Mustapha sworn in as the minister of Provincial Councils and Local government, Vijayamuni Soysa as Minister of Irrigation and Water Management while Malik Samarawickrema sworn in as Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade. With today's three cabinet portfolios to cabinet, the number of cabinet Ministers increased from 43 to 46.
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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