State sector employees will not be granted leave today and have been instructed to report to work even if they have to arrive late, Minister of Internal & Home Affairs and Provincial Councils & Local Government, Vajira Abeywardena said.
"The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Deputy Manager of transport T. Chandrasiri had informed me that there might be certain delays in SLTB buses. However, transportation will take place within the country today," the Minister told media.
Meanwhile, private buses too will operate on a normal basis, National Transport Commission Chairman Janaka Mallawarachchi said.
Further, train services will also operate across the country as usual, Railways Department Superintendent Gamini Seneviratne noted.
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.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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