An employee of a financial institution in Monaragala who found a gold parcel on the roadside containing jewellery valued at more than Rs 750,000 has handed it over to the police.
Mr K.M.Lakmal, a resident of Galbedda of Monaragala, had found the parcel in the town containing two necklaces, a pendant and a ring.
Requesting the Police to return the jewellery to the owner, he had handed it over to the Police who said on Friday that they were trying to find the owner.
By Monaragala Sumanasiri Gunathilake
Good deed. The system is changing to the better.
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.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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