The Government's proposal to appoint veteran singer Rohana Beddage as the new Sri Lankan ambassador to the Maldives has been approved by the Committee on High Posts, Parliament's Department of Communication announced,
Mr Beddage was called in to the Committee on High Posts held in Parliament today (28) under the patronage of the Speaker of Parliament Hon. Karu Jayasuriya.
Former Ministers Rauff Hakeem and John Amaratunga and MPs D. Siddharthan, Eran Wickramaratne and M. A. Sumanthiran were also present at the meeting.
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.
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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