The caretaker cabinet will conduct its first meeting this Wednesday, Minister Dullas Alahapperuma told Times Online.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week appointed a 15-member interim cabinet with Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister , to function until the general election is held.
State ministers will be sworn in on Wednesday, Minister Alahapperuma added.
Meanwhile, senior administrative officer Sirisena Amarasekara assumed duties as Cabinet Secretary at the auspicious time of 10:40 am today.
Mr Amarasekara had previously served as the secretary to late Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne and also Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa - during the constitutional crisis last year.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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