Ministry of Public Adminidtration and Home affairs had declared next Monday (19)as s National day of mourning And a Public holiday for the state sectot to mark the Royal Funeral of Queen Elizabeth the second .
However an Essential services are being msintained as usual on that day the Ministry has announced.
Local actress and one of the leading activists involved in Galle face protest and 'Go gotagama ' campaign Damitha Abeyratne who was arrested by the Colombo North Police had been released on bail yesterday (12)by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage .
The Colombo Fort Magistrate had ordered to release the local Actress Damitha Abeyratne on two surety bails of Rs.500,000 each .The actress was arrested by the Police on 07th of September after being participated a Black hour protest against the government held at Diyatha uyana in Battaramulle over the charges of forcibly entering the Presidential secretariat on 09th of July .She was earlier remanded until 14th of September .
Cabinet had approved a proposal submitted by the President Ranil Wikramasinghe as the Finance Minister to utilize 10 million US Dollars received for two projects , to purchase essential drugs and medical equipment for the hospitals the acting Cabinet spokesman and Minister of Industries and Plantation Industries Dr.Ramesh Pathirana had stated
Around 10,000 Hotels and Cafeterias island wide had been shut down due to the severe shortage of flour ,Eggs and Fish according to the president of the All Ceylon Canteen Owners Association Asela Sampath .
The number of Hotels and Cafeterias that were shut down due to the shortage of Flour .Eggs and Fish represents one third of the All Hotels and Cafeterias located in the island he has stated .Even tens of thousands of self employed Cake and Bakery products makers had given up their profession due to the shortage and price hike of Eggs and Wheat flour he ha stressed ,
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