A total of 198 vehicles and 303 persons attempting to enter Western province without a valid travel permit have been turned away during the past 24 hours, police said.
According to Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa, 1388 vehicles and 2052 persons entering and leaving Western province have been checked at police roadblocks set up at the provincial border during the past 24 hours.
Police have also arrested 646 persons and taken 18 vehicles into police custody during the past 24 hours for violating quarantine and health regulations as well as violating lockdown rules.
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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