An event to commemorate the 30th death anniversary of late President Ranasinghe Premadasa was held at the Premadasa statue at Hulftsdorp this morning.
Family members of Premadasa family including Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, wife of late Premadasa, party activists and well-wishers took part in the ceremony.
The former President was assasinated by a suicide attack carried out by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on May 1, 1993 near Armor street, Colombo when he was taking part in the UNP May Day rally. (Pix by Indika Handuwala)
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.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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