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COLOMBO (News 1st): The last rites of the late former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte will be taking place this afternoon.
The funeral is scheduled to take place at the Nittawela family cemetery in Kandy at 5:00 p.m.
The body has been placed at his residence in Mahaiyawa, Kandy, for the public to pay their final respects.
Ratwatte passed away on the 15th of August while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
He was 57 years old at the time of his passing.