Four Muslim ministers who collectively resigned from their ministerial portfolios recently were re-appointed to their previous positions today (Jul 29).
The resignations of the Muslim ministers last month came in the backdrop of mounting pressure alleging that certain Muslim politicians had links to the Easter Sunday bombings and the extremist elements behind it.
However, Ministers Kabir Hashim and M.H.A. Haleem had resumed their ministerial portfolios previously while acting ministers filled in the other vacancies.
The re-appointed ministers are as follows :
Rauff Hakeem - Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education
Rishad Bathiudeen - Minister of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons and Co-operative Development and Vocational Training & Skills Development
State Ministers
Ameer Ali - State Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs
Buddhika Pathirana - Minister of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons and Co-operative Development and Vocational Training & Skills Development
Deputy Minister
Abdullah Maharoof - Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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