CID to commence probe on allegations reported on NYT

Champika, Wijeyadasa appointed to the CC

Ministers Champika Ranawaka and Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa have been appointed to the Constitutional Council (CC), the President’s office said. Ranawaka was appointed as a nominee of President Maithripala Sirisena while Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa was appointed as a nominee of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Meanwhile the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna nominated Parliamentarian Vijitha Herath to the CC.?(Colombo Gazette)

09 Sep, 2015

New State and Deputy Ministers take oaths

The swearing in ceremony of the new State and Deputy Ministers of the national government took place at the Presidential Secretariat today. The State Ministers and Deputy Ministers took their oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena. Nimal Lansa , who was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Tourism Promotion and Christian Affairs and Arundika Fernando , who was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs at the Presidential Secretariat later?exchanged their respective portfolios with co

09 Sep, 2015

New Defense Secretary among 44 new Secretaries

A new Defence Secretary has been appointed and he is among?44 new Secretaries to the Ministries named today. Karunasena Hettiarachchi was appointed as the new Defence Secretary. Secretary to the President P. B. Abeykoon announced the appointments at the Presidential Secretariat. The New Secretaries received their letters of appointment from the Secretary to the President. Secretary to the Prime Minister Saman Ekanayake and the Secretary to the Cabinet Ministers Sumith Abeysinghe were also pr

08 Sep, 2015