The new cabinet is to be sworn-in tomorrow before President Maithripala Sirisena and the list comprising the names of 30 Ministers has been sent to the President this evening, UNP MP Ashoka Abeysinghe said.
Accordingly, around 15-20 ministers will be sworn in tomorrow including the Minister of Finance while the Minister of Law and order is yet to be determined, Mr Abeysinghe said adding that the remainder of the ministers will be sworn-in during the the next few days.
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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