Top Sri Lankan economist Saman Kelegama died from a heart attack suffered in Thailand on Friday.
Colleagues in Colombo said that Dr. Kelegama was found dead in his hotel room in Thailand where he had gone on official work.
He was the Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies and recently was heading the newly-established state-run Agency for International Trade. Dr. Kelegama was one of Sri Lanka's respected economists with an interest in international trade. - ENDS -
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.
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