Sri Lanka President recognizes country's best students

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today recognized the country's best students who scored highest marks in 2010 G.C.E. (O/L) examination at a function held at the Temple Trees.


The President awarded medals, gifts, and certificates to recognize the students;' achievements in the highly competitive national exam.


Pictured here are the first in the island Mauri Yasoda Vitanage of Visakha Vidyalaya in Colombo, the second, M.R. Mohamed of Maliyadewa Vidyalaya in Kurunegala and third best D.T. Amaya of Eheliyagoda Central Vidyalaya receiving their awards from the President.
Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena, Secretary to the Minister H.M. Gunasekara, Chief Ministers Prasanna Ranatunga, Athula Wijesinghe and Sarath Ekanayaka were also present at the occasion.