Following a recent cabinet decision to impose a 15 percent VAT on cigarettes and to increase the production tax byRs 5 per cigarette, a shortage of cigarettes has been experienced by consumers.
The following picture was taken in Matara as consumers queue up to buy cigarettes.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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