A minor tremor was reported last night (June 5) around 10.49 p.m. at Gampola, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) says.
Director of the GSMB said that the tremor had a magnitude of 2.0 on the Richter scale with its epicenter in Pupuressa.
Seismic meters placed in Mahakanadarawa, Hakmana, Pallekele and Buddhangala have recorded the quake.
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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