Southern Province Governor Keerthi Tennakoon has signed the gazette notfication to dissolve the Southern Provincial Council with effect from midnight.
Governor Tennakoon told Times Online that he had signed the gazette since the five-year term of the Provincial Council would end at midnight.
Following this move, the total number of dissolved Provincial Councils stands at seven. The term of the Western Provincial Council will end this month while the Uva Provincial Council's term will end in September.
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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