Six batches of rice have been scheduled in China’s 500 million RMB grant to Sri Lanka, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said.
The first and second batches will arrive at Colombo Port on June 25 and 30.
The 10,000 metric tonnes of rice will be used for the neediest children under the “school meal programme” across the country, the Embassy said.
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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