Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Sri Lanka appoints new minister for ports and aviation

Sri Lanka Wednesday appointed Chamal Rajapakse, brother of President Mahinda Rajapakse, as the new minister of ports and aviation filling a post held by sacked minister Mangala Samaraweera, officials said.

President Rajapakse had sworn in the new minister early Wednesday, prior to meeting the heads of newspaper editors at his heavily guarded 'Temple Trees' office in Colombo.

Read more,
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?newsID=
1217154637&no_view=1&SEARCH_TERM=33

Photo,
http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/06/17/fea01.asp

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