President Maithripala Sirisena said today that an internal investigation on alleged war crimes will commence next month. He said the probe will follow UN guidance regarding the investigations but probe will be under local laws and action will be taken according to the local laws. President Sirisena said the local investigations commencing next month could be reported back to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) by September.
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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