The first Kandy edition of the Galle Literary Festival took place over last weekend (9 and 10 January) at the Queens Hotel. The festival began with a guided tour around Kandy by Channa Daswatte, and a session on Sinhala poetry featuring Sunanda Karunaratne, Timran Keerthi and Isuru Chamara.
Sebastian Faulks followed with his critically acclaimed ‘Faulks on Fiction’ talk that explored some of British literature’s most memorable characters.
In the afternoon, Shani Mootoo read from and answered questions about her novels ‘Cereus Blooms at Night’ and ‘Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab’. In the evening the Grassrooted Trust presented a collection of skits on sexuality, social media and society.
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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