Four election department officials were injured in a accident when their jeep collided with the clock tower today afternoon, provincial sources said. A senior officer in charge of polling center and two of his officers had minor injuries. They have reported to the Watawala police station and handed over the ballot boxes. The Watawala police has taken alternative steps to send the ballot boxes to the polling centre. The polling centre in Minuwandeniya is the long distanced centre from Nuwara Eliya.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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