Special Grade officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, U.P.L.D. Pathirana yesterday assumed duties as the Additional Director General of the Department of Government information. The Director General of Government Information, Attorney at Law Sudharsane Gunawardene and Assistant Director of Government Information, P.V.C.C. Panawela also participated in this occasion.
As a Graduate of Special course in Business Management from Sri Jayawardenapura University she entered to the SLA Service in 1998 and held responsible posts in the Ministries of Youth Affairs, High Ways, Environment, Regional Development and the Department of Cultural Affairs. Mrs. Pathirana also obtain post Graduate qualification from Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration.
The Government official news portal is maintains by the New Media Unit of the Department of Government Information and it was titled "news.lk" and commenced in mid1996 and release to Internet from March 01st, 1997.
News.lk publishes in three languages – Sinhala, Tamil and English.
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