Deshabandu Professor W D Lakshman was apponted as the 15th Governor of the Central Bank today (Dec 24).
His appointment comes following Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy's resignation from the position.
Prof. Lakshman served as the Colombo University's Vice-Chancellor from 1994 to 1999.
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.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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