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Acting ministers appointed
The Island
|May 05, 2025
Three Acting Ministers have been appointed to oversee key ministries which are under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently in Vietnam.
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Additionally, an Acting Minister has been named to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism as Minister Vijitha Herath is accompanying President Dissanayake.
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