Sri Lanka, May 17 -- All document attestation services conducted by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism are temporarily suspended until further notice.

The ministry announced via a statement that this step was taken due to an unexpected technical breakdown in the electronic Document Attestation System (e-DAS).

According to the announcement, this temporary suspension applies to the Consular Affairs Division headquarters in Battaramulla as well as all regional consular offices located in Jaffna, Trincomalee, Kandy, Matara, and Kurunegala.

The ministry stated that measures are already underway with technical service providers and other stakeholders to restore the system as quic...