The State of Emergency regulations currently in force in the Country will not be extended after 18 th of August the date the regulations are scheduled to expire according to the President Ranil Wikramasinghe .
As the situation which caused the implementation of State of Emergency had returned to normalcy,I will not extend it and will let it lapse on 18th of August "President Wickramasinghe has stated during his speech at the 35th Annual Conference of the Organization Of Professional Association (OPA) held in Colombo today (16).
President Wikramasinghe had imposed the State Of Emergency regulations last month due to the situation that occurred as a result of the Galle face protest.
A Diaspora office is also scheduled to be opened in Colombo to get the support of the International Diaspora community to engage in the development work of the country he has stressed,Sri Lanka's Government had lifted the ban imposed on six International Tamil organizations a few days ago,
Another ship carrying 3000 Metric tonnes of Gas had arrived at Hamabnathota Port today (16) according to the Litro Gas Company.
After unloading the stock of Gas from the ship distribution process of Gas cylinders will begin Company has stated, As there is enough stock of Gas available in the country no more Gas shortage will occur in future Litro Gas Company sources have stated .
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