Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando yesterday opened the first Home Shop as part of the International Women’s Day programme at Payagala. Women and Child Development, Pre-School & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services State Minister Piyal Nishantha is also in the picture.
Those who had insulted the Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith when the Easter Sunday attacks took place, were now trying to use him to gain political mileage, Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando said yesterday at the opening of the first Home Shop.
“When President Mahinda Rajapaksa was defeated in 2015, our GDP growth was second only to China. A lot of development activities were taking place here. The country was secure. Treasury had a lot of reserves. That’s why the