Post offices to be closed on Saturday

COLOMBO (News1st): All post offices and sub-post offices will be closed on Saturday, the postal department has said. "We apologize for the inconvenience that would be faced by the public," the department said in a statement. Sri Lanka will commemorate the Poson Full Moon Poya day, an important holiday in the Buddhist calendar, on Friday. A nationwide curfew will be in effect on June 4 and 5, the President's office has said.