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A working Cabinet Sixty new Ministers took oaths yesterday before President Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at President's House. This includes 25
ministerial portfolios with full Cabinet rank, 28 ministerial posts
without Cabinet rank - a new feature - and nine deputy ministerial posts. by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday appealed to all citizens
to desist from violence and urged the Police to take legal action against
the perpetrators, irrespective of their political bias. by Manjula Fernando A spokesman for the Elections Department said yesterday that they had
no provisions to consider the request by the former Minister and LSSP
leader Batty Weerakoon to disregard the national list submitted by the PA
General Secretary D.M. Jayaratne. by Matara and Devinuwara Special Correspondents The four suspects in the Malimbada shooting incident were severely
reprimanded and released on bail by the Matara Chief Magistrate and
Additional District Judge Mackie Mohamed when the case was called
yesterday. Other Stories
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