Colombo’s first open street concept day saw residents reclaiming their streets from Green Path to Independence Avenue on foot, bicycle, skateboard, and rollerblades.
Jointly organized by Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) and The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, CarFreeCMB was initiated to offer people a chance to experience everyday Colombo through a different lens and to promote a healthier and more sustainable urban lifestyle.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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