The Central Bank (CB) said on Tuesday that subsequent to the agreement signed between Sri Lanka Ports Authority and the China Merchant Port Holdings Co. Ltd, a sum of US$ 292.1 million has been credited to the US Dollar account of Government of Sri Lanka maintained at the CB.
No other details were given in the media release by the CB. The Hambantota port has been handed over on a long lease to the China firm.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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