President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a gazette notification instructing the tri-forces to maintain "public order" across the country.
The President had issued these instructions to the Army, Navy, and the Air Force under the Public Security Ordinance.
Yesterday, the Defence Ministry which comes under the purview of the President had announced that the Emergency Regulations would not be extended.
The State of Emergency had been imposed on April 22 in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday terrorist bombings.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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