The cabinet of ministers have decided to resolve issues on upgrading the Kalmunai (North) sub Divisional Secretariat (DS) within a month.
It is reported that this matter had figured prominently during yesterday's cabinet meeting chaired by the President.
Internal and Home Affairs Minister Vajira Abeywardena said this issue has been a longstanding one since 1989.
Accordingly, cabinet had decided to resolve these problems while taking into consideration several demands to upgrade the sub DS as a fully fledged independent body.
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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