All schools including private owned in flood-affected districts would be closed from tomorrow (30th May) to Friday (2nd June), Education Minister Akila Wiraj Kariyawasam said today.
Accordingly schools in Colombo, Kalutara, Gampaha, Matara, Galle, Hambantota, Kegalle, and Ratnapura Districts would be closed as they are affected by the prevailing disaster situation. The Minister has also instructed to provide three sets of uniforms and other essential resources to the school children in flood-affected areas free of charge.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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