Banks & CSE closed on Monday in lieu of Saturday holiday

COLOMBO (News 1st) - All banks and the Colombo stock market will be closed next Monday (10) in lieu of the bank holiday on Saturday (9).

This is due to the fact that a special bank holiday being declared on Monday, the 10th of October for the birthday of Holy Prophet, known as Mila-dn-nabi, which falls on Sunday (9).

However, the Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Priyantha Mayadunne said that Monday is not a public holiday.