All liquor stores in the Matale Divisional Secretariat will be closed today (Jan 05) following an instruction issued by the Ministry of Finance and Mass Media.
The instruction was issued in lieu of the special ceremony during which the Tripitaka will be made a part of the country's national heritage.
The ceremony will take place at the Matale Alu Viharaya (Rock Temple).
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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