Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thero was sworn in as Member of Parliament today for the National list slot allocated to Ape Janabala Party at the last General Election.
Rathana Thero, who was first elected to the Parliament from the Kalutara District in 2004 , representing the ‘’Jathika Hela Urumaya’’, was elected to the 7th Parliament from the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in 2010, representing the Gampaha District.
Ven. Rathana Thero, who represented the United National Party ( UNP) in the 8th Parliament as a National List Member of Parliament in 2015, will be representing the Parliament for the fourth time.
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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