After a day-long closure on Monday owing to devastating bomb blasts in the capital (Colombo) and outside on Sunday, the Colombo Stock Exchange said trading will resume on Tuesday.
A 15-hour curfew was lifted at 6 am on Monday but would be re-imposed at 8 pm on Monday night and lifted on Tuesday morning. More than 290 people died in the ferocious attacks by suicide bombers on three churches and three hotels across Sri Lanka. The attacks were blamed on a radical Islamic extremist group. – ENDS -
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.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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