A Sale of miscellaneous items organized by the Girls’ Friendly Society (GFS) will be held at its headquarters at 58, Green Path, Colombo 3 on Friday, November 27 from 8 a.m. onwards, in aid of the GFS Hostel development and expansion.
The GFS is one of Sri Lanka’s oldest women’s organizations. Since 1957 the Society has been running a Hostel for young women from the outstations coming into the city for employment.
This has assisted several hundreds of girls over the years by not merely providing them with safe and secure accommodation, but also giving them opportunities to further their education and their careers.
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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