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Friday, May 3, 2019

All government schools closed for

Sinhala /Hindu New Year holidays on 05th of April are due to be open for the second term on this Monday (06)according to Ministry Of Education .

Government schools will be provided with additional security due to the recent Easter Sunday bombings the Education MinistRyan has assured.

A special search operation is being carried out in all Government schools scheduled to be open on Monday by Army since yesterday (03)and Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam was also present during a search carried out in Colombo schools it has been reported.

Schools were scheduled to be re-opened on 22nd of April and it was postponed until 24 th due to the Easter Sunday bombings .However that date again postponed until 29th of April and than until 06th of May due to the security situation .

Meanwhile some Unions representing Government School Principals have opposed the government decision to re-open Government schools under present situation. The unions have stressed one Police officer scheduled to be provided to Government schools for security is not enough .

All private Catholic Schools however are being postponed the re opening until further notice accordance to the request of Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith .All Muslim Schools are due to be re opened in June and All state universities which scheduled to be re opened on 06th of May scheduled to be opened in different dates during next week it has been reported.

Financial Administrator Of Banned Thowheeth Jamaath Organization Arrested At Gampola

The Financial Administrator of the banned Extremist group 'National Thowheeth Jamaath" Orga

nization which carried out recent Easter Sunday bombings, Abdul Sakthar Mohommad had been arrested by the Security forces yesterday (03) with more than Rs. 10 million worth money that had been exchanged between the Organization members at a rented house in Gampola area.

Forces have also recovered around 200 receipts and 25 Bank receipts on financial deals of the Jamaath Organization in possession of the suspect. Mobile phones, Laptops, 02 National Identity cards,Video tapes of ISIS activities, Video tapes of Ethnic fights in Kandy,a tape on a female advised the Jamaath members to be on alert after the Easter Sunday bombings and video tapes of Scenes of Easter Sunday bombings telecasted over T.v had been recovered from the house the suspect had stayed in .

The raided house is located near the House of a shoe shop owner who is a relative of the two suicide bomber brothers arrested whilst staying at His shoe shop in Gampola .

Controversial Minister Rishad Baduideen Had Left For Oman

Controversial Government Minister Of

Industries and commerce Rishad Baduideen had left for Muscat ,Oman last night (03) it has been reported.

Minister Baduideen who had been reported as one of the Muslim Ministers who had given protection to Muslim Extremists had left Oman from Sri Lankan Airlines Flights UL-205 around 7.25 p.m last night .

No details had been revealed regarding the purpose of his departure .A female suicide bomber who had exploded herself at Dematagoda house by killing her children and two Police officers on Easter Sunday was a relative of the Minister it has been revealed.