Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David McKinnon opted for public transport on an official visit to Jaffna.
The High Commissioner and officials took the train to Jaffna due to the present fuel crisis. Discussions were held between the High Commissioner McKinnon and Northern Governor Jeevan Thyagarajah and Jaffna Mayor Visvalingam Manivannan regarding development projects in the North.
It was revealed that a number of development projects have come to a halt due to the current economic situation in the country.
“On the iron road north in Sri Lanka. Far more picturesque (and more pleasant) than driving,” the High Commissioner tweeted on his way to Jaffna. Pix by Romesh Madushanka
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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