Mr. Janaka Dharmakeerthi has been appointed as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture in addition to Plantation Industries.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, had made the appointment with effect from October 27.
Earlier Mr. Dharmakeerthi was the Secretary of Ministry of Plantations under the former Minister Dr Ramesh Pathirana.
However in the recent reshuffle Minister Mahinda Amaraweera was sworn in as the Minister of Plantations in addition to the Agriculture portfolio while Dr. Ramesh Pathirana was sworn in as Minister of Health.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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