{"id":1876,"date":"2024-11-18T09:09:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T03:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/?p=1876"},"modified":"2024-11-18T09:09:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T03:39:12","slug":"sri-lankas-new-cabinet-to-be-sworn-in-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/?p=1876","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka\u2019s new Cabinet to be sworn in today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cabinet Ministers of the new government are scheduled to be sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at 10.00 a.m. today (Nov. 18) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported that both Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers will be sworn in during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The senior spokesman of the National People\u2019s Power (NPP) Tilvin Silva had said earlier that the Cabinet will be limited to 25 or even less and that there will be scientific method in allocation of subjects for the ministries.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP has also decided there will be no change in the position of Prime Minister. 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