A 26-year-old man has been arrested while hiding in a house in Gurunagar area in Jaffna after entering the country illegally via boat, police said.
According to Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana, the suspect who had escaped to Tamil Nadu, India in 2008 had arrived in the country on August 6 to Mannar in a fishing boat.
He said based on information received by Jaffna police, both police and health officials have arrested the suspect and placed him in quarantine. Legal action will be taken once the suspect completes quarantine.
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.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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