A leak in a pipeline carrying oil to the Muthurajawela Oil Refinery Complex has caused severe pollution along the beach stretch where hundreds of Navy, Coast Guard and Army personnel are currently being deployed in a clean up operation.
Our photographer captured these scenes below of the cleanup operation that is currently underway along the coastal area of Dikovita.
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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