Ministers Nimal Siripala de Silva and Dullas Alahapperuma assumed office today (Nov 22) after being sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa this morning.
De Silva will oversee the Ministries of Justice, Human Rights & Legal Reforms, while Alahapperuma will serve as Minister of Education, Sports and Youth Affairs.
Upon assuming office Education Minister Alahapperuma observed that the President, in his national policy, has given prominence to education only next to national security.
He pointed out that the education system needs to undergo changes in order to suit the modern generation of children, as a part of building the country.
Alahapperuma requested ministry staff to avoid using public funds to organise a welcoming ceremony for him.
He stressed that posters or banners depicting him or Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa too should not be displayed within the premises of the ministry.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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