Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed several acting Ministers to the ministries under his purview to be handled during his absence from the country.
The Acting Ministers are as follows:
State Minister Premitha Bandara – Acting Defence Minister
State Minister Shehan Semasinghe -Acting Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization & National Policies
State Minister Dilum Amunugama – Acting Minister of Investment Promotion
State Minister Kanaka Herath – Acting Minister of Technology
State Minister Anupa Pasqual – Acting Minister of Women, Child Affairs, and Social Empowerment.
The President Ranil Wickremesinghe has left for an official tour to Japan and the Philippines today. During his visit to the Philippines, the Sri Lankan President will hold discussions with the President of the Philippines Bongbong Marcos and the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Masatsugu Asakawa.
The President is scheduled to return to the island on the 30th of September.