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 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.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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