Due to the prevailing situation in the country, all postal services have been suspended till further notice, Postmaster General Ranjith Ariyaratne stated.
He added that all parcels and goods received from abroad will remain at the Central Mail Exchange for the time being and steps will be taken to distribute them once the situation returns to normal.
He also said that payments of senior citizen's allowance and medical allowance have been stopped as it is dangerous for senior citizens and those with existing medical conditions to come to offices to collect them. Steps will be taken to restart paying the allowance one day after postal services return to normal, Mr Ariyaratne assured.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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