The issuing of soft liquor licenses for tourist hotels, restaurants and hostels for foreign tourists has been suspended with immediate effect, the Excise Department said.
The Department said the decision to temporarily halt the issuing of licences and suspending the existing licenses to places registered under the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority was taken following a court order.
The decision on the suspension will be decided following the final hearing of the case, the Excise Department said.
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.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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