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New Chairman appointed to People’s Bank

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3 weeks ago

May 19, 2023

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The Committee on High Posts has approved the appointment of Sujeewa Rajapaksa as the Chairman of the People’s Bank.

Assistant Secretary-General of Parliament Tikiri K. Jayathilake said the Committee on High Posts approved the appointments of two ministry secretaries and six chairpersons of state institutions recently (12).

Accordingly, the Committee approved the appointment of Yamuna Perera as the new secretary of the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment.

Approval was given to appoint R.M.W.S Samaradivakara as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development.

Furthermore, the appointments of Prof. S.R.D Rosa as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, Ratnasiri Kalupahana as the Chairman of the State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka, Eng. A. Galketiya as the Chairman of the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB), Mrs. Stella Marapana as the Chairperson of the Public Performance Board and Mr. Jayantha Wijeratne as the Chairman of the National Aquaculture Development Authority have been approved by the Committee on High Posts.

The Committee on High Posts met in Parliament recently (12) under the chairmanship of the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and MPs John Senaviratne, Talatha Athukorala, Udaya Gammanpila, Dr. Sudarshanee Fernandopulle and Dharmalingam Siddharthan were present.

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Region named for mandarin cultivation

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18 hours ago

June 8, 2023

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The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to establish a mandarin orange cultivation zone in the districts of Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla.

Although oranges are already cultivated in these areas, there is a high demand among locals for imported mandarins which leads to the loss of significantly high cost.

With tests proving to be successful, it has now been decided to take measures to provide funding to locally cultivate mandarins.

Minister of Agriculture – Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed ministry officials to take measures to establish mandarin cultivations within this year itself.

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GoSL inks petroleum agreement with RM Parks

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19 hours ago

June 8, 2023

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Following the recommendations of the Cabinet Appointed Special Committee, an agreement was signed between the Government of Sri Lanka & RM Parks Inc., in collaboration with Shell for a long-term contract for the importation, storage, distribution, & sale of petroleum products in Sri Lanka, the President’s Media Division states.

The contract agreement has been signed a short while ago at the Presidential Secretariat, the PMD adds.

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SriLankan CEO forecasts USD 50 mn. profit in 2024 (Video)

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2 days ago

June 7, 2023

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SriLankan Airlines is expecting passenger traffic to surpass pre-pandemic levels by year-end during its peak travel period, thanks to a boom in tourism.

In an interview with Channel News Asia (CNA), Nuttall said that he expected a ‘stronger outlook’ for next year, with matters gradually returning to normalcy in terms of the country’s economy and its tourist arrivals.

“Assuming that the world stays the same for the year ahead, which we expect, and the Sri Lankan economy is rebounding, tourism is coming back, we’re forecasting perhaps a 50 million profit next year”, he said in this regard.