Heavy traffic is reported near Fort railway station and surrounding areas due to a huge demonstration presently taking place against the government’s tax hike.
Pix by Akila Jayawardena
Protesters later held a rally in Hyde Park calling for the repeal of the taxes.
Pix by M.A. Pushpa Kumara
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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