Sri Lanka President Dissanayake picks Amarasuriya as PM, takes finance job – SUCH TV
Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, named college professor and first-time lawmaker Harini Amarasuriya as the new prime minister of the Indian Ocean island nation on Tuesday, making her the third woman to be appointed to the post. Dissanayake, 55, has taken the key finance portfolio himself as Sri Lanka looks to emerge from…