Sri Lanka, July 28 -- Four Acting Ministers have been appointed for key ministries in light of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's state visit to the Maldives.

President Dissanayake left the island this morning on a three-day state visit to the Maldives.

President Dissanayake was accompanied on his three-day state visit to the Maldives by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath.

The appointments, announced by the President's Media Division (PMD), are as follows:

* Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando has been appointed as the Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

* Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Eranga Weeraratne h...