The Asian Beach Games in China have been postponed indefinitely over problems caused by the coronavirus, organisers said on Wednesday.
The Games, due to be held on the resort island of Hainan in April, had already been delayed from their original start date in November.
The Olympic Council of Asia said “the situation regarding the global Covid-19 pandemic, travel restrictions and health protocols around the continent had brought about the postponement”.
New dates for the event will be decided after further talks, a statement said.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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