Due to severe flooding, all schools in the Matara district will be closed on Monday (09) and Tuesday (10). Schools have been closed since Thursday (05) and the District Disaster Management Committee decided to extend this due to the harsh weather situation.
The Zonal Education Office, Matara, said that they do not yet know whether the flooding and closures will impact the grade 5 scholarship exams that are scheduled to be held on October 15.
So far 6967 families are stranded due to the severe flooding and 399 houses have sustained damages. On Thursday (05) the President instructed authorities to provide flood relief and to use the armed forces to assist with distribution.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
Leave Comments