State Minister of Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene was appointed as the acting Defence Minister until President Maithripala Sirisena returns from China, the Director General of Government Information Department Nalaka Kaluwewa announced short while ago.

Three new telephone numbers have been introduced to inform on the children whose custodians have died in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacksPolice Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara at a media briefing on Saturday at the Media center of the Defense Ministry said that the Children's and Women's Bureau of Sri Lanka Police are taking measure to obtain information on children displaced in the April 21 attacks as a result of the demise of their custodians from the attacks. The Police Media Spokesman introduced three telephone numbers through which information of such displaced children could be provided to the police. The numbers are 011 244 44 44, 011 233 70 39, and 011 233 70 41.