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.
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.
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