Srilanka, May 21 -- The Department of Labor has announced a temporary suspension of all services related to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) from today, May 21, until May 23.

In a statement, the department cited emergency maintenance on the EPF's computer database system as the reason for the service disruption.

During this period, the following services will be unavailable at labor offices islandwide:

Full EPF benefit payments

Deceased member benefit payments

30% partial withdrawals

Registration of new institutions

B card updates and revisions

The department has advised the public that priority will be given to those who schedule appointments in advance by calling 011 2201201.

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