Curfew passes would not be issued except for essential services and for the patients in critical conditions under the recommendations of the Divisional Medical Officer of Health (MOH) or Public Health Inspector (PHI), police said.
The Police said that it is strictly enforcing curfew law to restrict people moving despite warnings by the health and security authorities. Media can also get curfew passes under essential services.
DIG Ajith Rohana said as healthcare services and media had been identified as essential services, special curfew passes would be issued for them and for other required services. Meanwhile, the official identity cards of the respective services are also accepted as curfew passes.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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