President Ranil Wickremesinghe underlined that students in the country will not be allowed to be held hostage by various groups while addressing the national ceremony where free textbooks and uniforms were distributed to students, by the Education Ministry, President’s Media Division (PMD) stated.
He further emphasized if trade union actions further disrupt the education of students, the government is on the brink of interposing as it would negatively be linked to students’ development.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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