Minister of Education, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam today (Dec 21) instructed Education Ministry officials to take swift measures to distribute uniform vouchers among students.
Addressing the media after assuming office, Minister Kariyawasam said that the uniform vouchers which should have been distributed by November faced an abrupt stoppage due to the illegal government which came into power.
He had also instructed relevant officials to extend the expiry date of the vouchers from December 31, 2018 to February 28, 2019.
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.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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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