Two new commemorative coins with face value of Rs. 20 were issued to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Medical Faculty of the University of Colombo and the first Census of Population and Housing in Sri Lanka.
Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo Prof. Chandrika N. Wijeyaratne and the Director General of the Department of Census and Statistics, P.M.P. Anura Kumara, presented the commemorative coins to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday. .
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Deputy Governor N. W. G. R. Dhammika Nanayakkara and Superintendent of Currency K.M. Abeykoon were also present on the occasion.
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Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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