A group of Sri Lankan LGBTIQ+ community representatives met with Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, recently regarding the issues faced by the LGBTIQ+ community living in Sri Lanka.
The objective of this meeting was to draw the attention of the Speaker regarding the Private Member Bill brought in by the Member of Parliament Hon. Premnath C. Dolawatte to amend Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code of Sri Lanka.
The meeting by NextGenSL, an all-party youth organization assisted in organizing the meeting with the Speaker to which the Assistant Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Hansa Abeyratne was also present.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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