Former Bishop of Mannar Rayappu Joseph has passed away this morning at the age of 80.
He passed away at a private hospital in Jaffna, where he had been receiving treatment for a prolonged illness.
He was a native of Delft island on April 16, 1940. In July 1992 he was appointed Bishop of Mannar and was ordained as a bishop in October 1992. (PCK)
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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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