Acting Ministers replace SLFP Ministers who resigned

12 Apr, 2018

President Maithripala Sirisena today appointed four acting Ministers to replace the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Ministers who had resigned from their posts.

The acting Ministers will hold the posts till a full cabinet reshuffle takes place after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

Dr Sarath Amunugama?was appointed as the acting Minister of Skills Development and Vocation Training / Science and Technology,?Ranjith Siyambalapitiya?the acting Minister of Disaster Management,?Faiszer Musthapha the acting Minister of Sports and?Malik Samarawickrama?the acting Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage / Labour and Labour Relations. (Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

Weliamuna, Kapila Jayampathy among new envoys approved

The Committee on High Posts of the Parliament of Sri Lanka to Examine the Suitability of Persons Nominated/Appointed to the State Services and State Corporations (High Posts Committee) has approved the appointments of thirteen persons nominated by President Maithripala Sirisena, as Heads of Sri Lanka Missions overseas. Among the thirteen new Heads of Mission appointed, there are nine career diplomats of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS): A.S. Khan, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Nigeria,

10 Aug, 2019

Slave Island salon manager killed, five arrested and remanded

The manager of a salon in Slave Island was clubbed to death and five suspects have been arrested and remanded over the incident. The Police said that the manager of the salon was murdered after five young men had made remarks at a woman he was with. The manager had got into an argument with the young men for passing remarks at the woman after which the men had clubbed him to death. The youth, aged between 17-24, had fled the scene but were arrested by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) personnel.

12 Aug, 2019

Mahinda formally appointed SLPP leader

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was today formally appointed as the leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). SLPP Chairman, Professor G.L Peiris announced the appointed of Rajapaksa as the leader of the SLPP at the SLPP convention held in Colombo today.

11 Aug, 2019

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.