Secretary to the Education Ministry, Prof. Kapila Perera stated that the Education Minister, Prof. G.L Peiris has planned to initiate a program to provide new text books to children who have lost their school textbooks due to inclement weather.

The Parliamentary council decided to concur with the proposal of H.E the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint Arjuna Obeyesekere, President of the Court of
Appeal as a Judge of the Supreme Court, the post which fell vacant following the retirement of Sisira J de Abrew, Judge of the Supreme Court.

The second meeting of the integrated national program to promote entrepreneurship was held under the patronage of the Head of the Rural Development Presidential Task Forceon Discussion with the Village, Minister Namal Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees.

48 COVID deaths reported from 01st June to 08th June: