Nine Ministers took oaths yesterday

 The nine Ministers who took oaths yesterday following the Cabinet reshuffle held at the Presidential Secretariat with the President and the Prime Minister. The Ministers and their portfolios are as follows: Mangala Samaraweera - Finance and Mass Media, S.B. Dissanayake - Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage, W.D.J. Seneviratne - Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development, Ravi Karunanayake - Foreign Affairs, Mahinda Samarasinghe - Ports and Shipping, Gayantha Karunatilake - Lands and Parliamentary Reforms, Arjuna Ranatunga - Petroleum and Resources Development, Chandima Weerakkody - Skills Development and Vocational Training and Thilak Janaka Marapana - Development Assignment.