Lankans accord Education Minister a warm welcome in Brisbane

BRISBANE: In a recent official visit to Brisbane to attend Asia-Pacific Education Ministers' Meeting and International Education Forum 2006, Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha, was accorded a warm welcome by the Sri Lankan Community in Brisbane.

He was featured and interviewed by the Brisbane Community Radio Station in a 30 minute programme titled "New Trends in Sri Lankas Education and current Educational Reforms."

After the Radio Programme, a reception was accorded to him and a meeting was held by the Sri Lankans at the Brisbane, Queensland Community Radio Station Auditorium in honour of Minister Susil Premajayantha.

This meetings was organised by Anton Swan - Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Brisbane, Dr. Jayasiri Weerawardane of UQ Business School University of Queensland academics and the Sri Lankans domiciled in Brisbane, Australia.

Minister of Education in his address to the Sri Lankan Community spoke on "Educational Reforms of Sri Lanka and its new trends for the future."