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Sri Lanka Ports Authority removes managing director from post
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Sri Lanka Ports Authority removes managing director from post

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Sri Lanka Ports Authority managing director Ganaka Hemachandra has been removed from office with immediate effect.
  • The decision was communicated in writing under the signature of Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Anura Karunatilaka.
  • Port unions had accused Hemachandra of several issues, including losses of more than 200 million rupees linked to alleged misuse of a pilot boat in Trincomalee.

Ganaka Hemachandra has been removed as managing director of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority with immediate effect. Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Anura Karunatilaka signed the written notice informing him of the decision.

Hemachandra was appointed managing director after the current National People’s Power government came to power and Vijitha Herath became ports minister. Port trade unions later brought several allegations against him, including claims that misuse of a pilot boat at Trincomalee port caused losses exceeding 200 million rupees.

The Port Joint Trade Union Alliance welcomed the minister’s decision. It said removing the managing director appointed by the current government was a good decision for Sri Lanka’s economy.

It is a good decision taken for the economy of this country.

— Port Joint Trade Union AllianceThe union alliance praised the decision to remove Hemachandra.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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