One-day service of issuing National Identity Cards has been suspended for three days starting tomorrow (7), the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) announced.
DRP Commissioner-General Viyani Gunathilaka said that the decision was taken to help control the COVID-19.
"People used to arrive in the department without following COVID-19 health guidelines. It would be a risk for all the government departments situated in the area,” Mr Gunathilaka said.
Accordingly, the department is declared out of bounds for the public on Wednesday (7), Thursday (8) and Friday (9). Though the public cannot visit the DRP, the department will be in operation and all jobs which are already under process, would be completed during this period, he said.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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