A hardware shop owner in Dehiwala was stabbed to death by an unidentified person yesterday (Jun 24), police said.
The victim has been identified as a 63-year old resident of Nedimala by the name of Abdul Azeez. He is a father of three.
According to the police, the victim had been stabbed while he was having lunch at his shop.
He had succumbed to his injuries while being taken to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital.
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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