The Education Ministry said there is no further need to summon parents to assure security of schools.In a statement, the Education Ministry said it had taken this decision due to the Tri-forces, the Civil Defence Force and the Police taking maximum effort to ensure security for all schools inclusive of International Schools as well.It was reported that some school authorities had caused inconvenience to some parents by not allowing children who did not carry transparent bags and prevented children from entering school.

The Met Department stated that rainfall of 100mm could occur in the South and Sabaragamuwa as well as in Kalutara district. The department added that this was the result of the South West monsoons across the country.National Building Research Organisation warned of landslides which could occur due to rainfall. The organisation advised the general public to be vigilant on the matter.

Laws are to be urgently toughened to crack down on false news distribution and to curb hate speech in a bid to reduce the current spate of conflict aggravating public messaging, the Government Information Department announced yesterday. Cabinet approval has been granted for the revision of the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code enabling swift and stringent legal action to be taken against those who engage in false news distribution and hate speech.