Srilanka

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the reconstruction of the Batticaloa Zion Church to be completed prior to Christmas this year. While commending the Army Engineering Corps for their efforts to rebuild the church, the Premier said the work should be completed before the religiously significant holiday for Christians. The church suffered extensive damages while scores of churchgoers were killed by a suicide bomber linked to the National Thawheed Jamath (NTJ) on Easter Sunday.

The Ministry of National Integration, Official Languages, Social Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs has decided to declare July 1 of every year as the Official Languages Day starting from this year. Simultaneously, the Ministry has nominated the period, July 1-5 as the ‘Official Languages Week&.

Renovation of the Zion Church in Batticaloa, which became a target of coordinated terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.He added that renovation of the church would conclude before the Christmas festival this year.

President Maithripala Sirisena attending a special donation day organised under the ‘Pibidemu Polonnaruwa& (Awakening Polonnaruwa) program last week, presented various equipment for educational purposes and livelihood development. The event was held at Pulathisi Buddhi Mandapaya, Polonnaruwa.