The Good Governance commemoration ceremony is to be held held on January 8th and 9th and the public are requested to hoist the national flag on 8th January, the government news portal reported.
Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekara was quoted as saying at a press conference held at the Government Information Department Auditorium yesterday.
Accordingly, religious ceremonies such as a Bodhi pooja on January 8 morning at the Kalutara bodhi premises, a Pirith Chanting on the night of Jan.8 at the Presidential Secretariat as well as a cultural show on January 9 evening at the independent square premises.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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