President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (Jan 30) said that the death penalty against drug traffickers would be implemented in the near future.
Addressing an anti-narcotic programme themed 'A country free from drugs' in Matara, President Sirisena added that the flaws in the mechanism to curb the usage of narcotics must be recitified in order to make the process even stronger.
He also said that children were the best individuals to carry forth the anti-narcotic message to the society.
"Certain drug dealers topple governments and destroy countries. These individuals are a disaster to the society irrespective of how they portray themselves" he remarked.
The President also claimed that several historically important documents in the Archives Department which have not been released to the public have been handed over to a foreigner without the knowledge of the Department and the government.
"The representative from that country had arrived at the Department, scanned and photocopied the relevant documents and had later returned to his country" he added.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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.
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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