The Ministry of Education has announced that all schools across the country will be closed on May 05 and 06 due to the Local Government elections. 

The Ministry further stated that schools will resume normal operations on May 07.

The Sri Lankan government has decided to declare April 26, 2025, a National Day of Mourning in view of the late Pope Francis’s funeral.

In a statement, the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government  announces that all national flags at state institutions will be flown half-mast on April 26.

The Matara Magistrate’s Court today (24) ordered the release on bail of ASP Neville de Silva, the former Director of the Colombo Crime Division. This decision came after de Silva surrendered to the court earlier today.

Magistrate Aruna Buddhadasa granted de Silva bail on two personal sureties of Rs 1 million each. Additionally, a travel ban was imposed on him.

Previously, the Matara Magistrate Court had issued warrants for the arrest of Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon, former Colombo Crime Division Director Neville de Silva, and six others. 

These warrants were in connection with the fatal shooting of a Colombo Crime Division officer near a hotel in Weligama, Matara, on December 31, 2023.

(News1st)

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