United National Party (UNP) parliamentarians and ministers were invited to a discussion at the Colombo Hilton on Gamperaliya, the latest grassroots level development programme. The projects are being spearheaded by Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera.
Conspicuous by their absence were Ministers Sajith Premadasa, Harin Fernando, Navin Dissanayake, Ranjith Madduma Bandara and Champika Ranawaka.
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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