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Parliamentary sub-committee picked to formulate guidelines to include law as subject in schools

Minister of Justice Ali Sabry PC speaking at a special joint meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education and Justice in Parliament. Minister of Education Prof. G.L Peiris was also present .
An eight-member parliamentary sub-committee has been appointed to formulate an appropriate methodology to include law as a subject in the school curriculum.
The appointment was made at a special joint meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education and Justice chaired by Education Minister Prof. G.L Peiris and Justice Minister Ali Sabry PC recently.
The members are State Minister Susil Premajayantha MPs Rauf Hakeem, S. Sritharan, Weerasumana Weerasinghe, Sagara Kariyawasam, Amarakeerthi Athukorala, Diana Gamage and Major Sudarshana Denipitiya. Assistant Secretary General of Parliament Tikiri K. Jayathilake was appointed as the secretary to this sub-committee.
Minister of Justice Ali Sabry said that it was very important to impart a basic understanding of the law to the children of the country as the public knowledge of the law was at a very low level. He said steps had been taken to impart knowledge of basic laws to citizens in the developed countries and that there was a need to introduce law as a subject in schools.
Minister of Education Prof. Peiris instructed the committee members to prepare a report containing the recommendations within two months.
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The Pakistan Naval Ship (PNS) ‘SHAHJAHAN’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on a formal visit this morning (02nd June 2023) and was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.
PNS ‘SHAHJAHAN’ is a 134.1 m long Frigate which is manned by a crew of 169 and is commanded by Captain ADNAN LAGHARI TI.
During the ship’s stay, the crew will take part in several programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, with a view to promoting cooperation and goodwill between the two navies. They are also expected to visit some of the tourist attraction in the country.
PNS ‘SHAHJAHAN’ will depart the island on 04th June and is expected to engage in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with a Sri Lanka Navy ship off Colombo.
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