INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Cabinet of Ministers has actually given approval to select Rear Admiral Y.R
Serasinghe as the new Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Conservation Department.Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana, who had served as the
Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Conservation Department, retired from the service on September 13, 2024 after the completion of 55 years
of service.Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has authorized the proposition presented by the President, in his capacity as the Minister
of Defense, to select Rear Admiral Y.R
Serasinghe to the said post of Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Conservation Department.Serasinghe is serving as a Deputy Director
General of the Department of Coast Conservation at present.Meanwhile, the Cabinet of Ministers has actually likewise given approval to
Nilan Cooray to the post of Director General of the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) on a contract basis.Since Prof
Gamini Ranasinghe, who acted as the Director General of the Central Cultural Fund, has resigned from the post, the stated post is presently
vacant.It has been acknowledged that Dr
Nilan Cooray, who has training and experience in the field of regional and foreign archeology, architecture and archeology conservation, and
has provided management and assistance to lots of publication projects and academic research, appropriates for the said post, the Cabinet
Spokesman said.Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has actually approved the proposition provided by the Minister of Buddhism, Religious
and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security, and Mass Media to appoint Dr
Nilan Cooray to the post of Director General of the CCF on an agreement basis.
