April 26 2010
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday revealed a new Cabinet, while retaining responsibility for key portfolios, including defense and finance, reports the Press Trust of India.
The president also named his brother Gotabhaya as defense secretary. Another brother is the speaker of the legislature.
G.L. Peiris has replaced Rohitha Bogollagama as the foreign minister.
This is the first Cabinet since the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels.
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