Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken steps to amend the scopes, functions, and organizational structures of several ministries, statutory bodies, and state corporations. A gazette notification has been issued detailing these changes, which follow the recent cabinet reshuffle.

Under the amendments:

The Department of Civil Security (formerly under the Ministry of Defense) and the Rehabilitation Bureau (formerly under the Ministry of Justice and National Integration) have been transferred to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs. The Sri Lanka Thriposha Corporation Limited (formerly under the Ministry of Health) now falls under the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative ...