Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed that compensation be paid for the properties which were destroyed during yesterday's tense stituation in Negombo.
Compensation would be paid after conducting an assessment in order to estimate the damages caused to both public and private property, the Prime Minister's Office said in a press release.
These funds would be disbursed by the Ministry of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs.
Measures to assess the damages will also be undertaken by these ministries which fall under the purview of the Prime Minister.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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