The government has named Sonali Samarasinghe, wife of slain journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge for the post of Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York.
Foreign Ministry sources confirmed the decision has been made to offer her the post. It is not clear if she has accepted the appointment.
Meanwhile, the government is in the process of finalising the list of appointees to head Sri Lanka’s Missions abroad as many stations have fallen vacant since last December.
A protest was held in front of Attorney General’s Department Colombo today by a group of individuals calling for the Removal of the Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe .
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