Cabinet has today (11) approved a Proposal suggesting Sri Lanka to be degraded as a low income country from a medium income country .The Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardana has announced this during the Cabinet Press briefing held in Colombo this morning .
However the Government has this evening announced that Sri Lanka will remain as a Medium income Country further .
Eleven School children attached to an Estate sector school at Kotagala area in Thalawakale,Nuwara-Eliya District (Hill Country ) had fallen sick with Cold and Fever and admitted to the Kotagala Provincial Hospital today (11). .
Accordingly 06 female students and 05 male students were admitted to the Kotragala Hospital and currently they are receiving treatment for their illness. .
The Laugfs Gas Company has decided to reduce the Prices of it's 12.5 KG And 5KG Gas Cylinders by Rs.500 and Rs.200 respectively with effect from midnight tonight (11).
Accordingly the new prices of Laugfs Gas will be 12.5 KG Gas cylinder -Rs.5300 and 5 KG Gas Cylinder-Rs.2120.
Due to the non availability of Foreign reserves in the country A ship carrying 99,000 Metric tones of Crude oil is still being anchored at the Colombo harbor it has been reported .
Although there's a facility to make the payment for the Crude oil ship a month after the unloading the Crude oil stocks, the ship is being kept in the sea since 17 days without a reason according to the reports .
On the other hand Sapugaskande Oil Refinery was also shut down recently .
The number of Local government body officials will be reduced to 4000 from 8000 in view of changing the current political structure according to President Ranil Wikramasinghe 
As the majority of the general public have rejected the current political system there' s need to create the political change they are demanding the President has stressed .
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