Former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CB), H.B. Dissanayake has passed away on March 5 at the age of 85.
Mr. Dissanayake functioned as the 9th Governor of the CB from 1 July 1992 to 15 November 1995. Prior to assuming duties as Governor, he served as Director General of Customs and after retiring from the CB, he served as Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1996 -1998.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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