The Jaffna District Weighlifting Association recently held a felicitation ceremony for young Arshika Vijayabaskar on her acheiveement at the International Weightlifting Federation Youth World Championship in Malaysia.
A student of Chundikuli Girls’ College, Jaffna — Arshika studying in grade 10 has secured a bronze medal for Women’s Weightlifting 58kg category at the 2016 International Weightlifting Federation Youth World Championship in Malaysia. She is the second person who has represented Sri Lanka at the International level from Chundikuli Girls’ College in sports after Selva Gowri in 1980’s who represented Sri Lanka in the athletics at the Asian Games and won a silver medal for Hurdles.
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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