Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne made an interesting revelation when he addressed the United National Party (UNP) May Day rally last Monday.
He said there was no money during the presidential election campaign in late 2014 when Maithripala Sirisena contested.
He said they succeeded in getting President Sirisena’s brother, Dudley, a leading rice miller from Polonnaruwa, to raise a bank overdraft of Rs 60 million. That was spent for the campaign.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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