The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016 was held in Sri Lanka this year and Anuradha Roy was announced the recipient of the prize this evening.
The award was presented by Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Fairway Galle Literary Festival in the presence of several accomplished authors as well as Vijay Amitraj and Adrienne Loftus Parkins who were the masters of ceremony.
Surina Narula, MBE & Co-founder of the DSC Prize, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Anuradha Roy, Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016, Karen Allman, Jury Member, and Syed Manzoorul Islam.
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.
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.
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