The government has declared Monday, September 19 as a special for government offices on account of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government has conveyed this through a letter to government institutions.
However, the Secretary has stressed that the special holiday should not cause a hinderance to the delivery of essential services of the government.
Earlier, the government had declared September 19 as a day of national mourning in view of the Queen's funeral.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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