Two people were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) for clearing a forest reserve belonging to the government without licence, on Sunday (October 16) in Mullativu.
On information received by the STF officers of the Mullativu camp on the evening of Sunday, they arrested two men aged 40 years and 47 years, who were engaging in clearing a forest area illegally in the Devapuram area of the Puthukkudiyiruppu police area.
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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