Sri Lanka will be observing a national day of mourning today (21) in view of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
Accordingly, the Sri Lankan flag will fly at half-mast at all state institutions today, the Ministry of Public Administration said.
Mr Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area of north-western Iran, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and several others.
The late Iranian President was in Sri Lanka in late April for an official visit where he also declared open the Uma Oya Multi-Purpose Development Project.
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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