November 5 will see an evening of music and entertainment at the Dutch Burgher Union Hall featuring several artists; the De Lanerolle Brothers, Ryan Henderling, Vithma Kumarage, Darren Stork and Dinukshi Hettige, Roshanara and Roshana Tissaaratchy and Melanie Bibile. The event organised by the Animal Protection Trust focuses on the eradication of Rabies throughout Sri Lanka. The Animal Protection Trust is a non-profit organisation that endeavours to foster humane treatment of all animals in Sri Lanka, while actively lobbying to have the Animal Welfare Bill passed in Parliament. The Trust has also taken legal action to bring in new laws against the prevention of cruelty to animals and to bring in regulations for pet shops and breeders.
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.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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