Scholarships were awarded to the children of the dead, disabled and missing-in-action personnel in the armed forces and the police, who have been successful at the recently held 5th standard scholarship examination. Here Prime Minister, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake hands over a gift parcel to a recipient at the ceremony held at the Defence Ministry. Defence Secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Army Commander, Lt. General, Sarath Fonseka were also present. Picture by Sudath Malaweera