Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's scheduled address to Parliament during his official visit to the country has been cancelled, Parliament sources confirmed.
The Pakistani PM is due in the island for a two-day official visit on February 22. He was to address Parliament on February 24.
A Parliament official told Times Online that while COVID-19 concerns over the event were an issue, they have also been informed that the PM will have a busy schedule during his two-day visit, and that it will be difficult to accommodate the address to Parliament into the schedule.
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.
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