The Galle Literary Festival is now on (February 6-9) and a packed programe of
talks, literary discussions, art trails, poetry readings, workshops and more is
unfolding at the Galle Fort.
Sri Lanka’s most anticipated open-air art fair, Kala Pola, opens its 32nd edition on
Sunday, February 16, down Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha (Green Path),
Colombo 07. Conceptualised and introduced by the George Keyt Foundation in
1993 and sponsored and co-presented by the John Keells Group since 1994, Kala
Pola draws a wide array of painters, sculptors, portrait artists, and cartoonists of
all levels, providing art enthusiasts a chance to discover their work.
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.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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