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.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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