President Gotabaya Rajapaksa took office as the Seventh Executive President of Sri Lanka at the auspicious time of 10:51 am today (Nov 19).
Religious observances were held at the Presidential Secretariat this morning.
Among those in attendance included former President Maithripala Sirisena and other party leaders who supported Rajapaksa during the presidential election.
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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