The period to hand over nominations for the 2020 Parliamentary Election came to a close at 12pm today (19). Though fears of a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 remained, many political parties and independent groups still submitted their nominations to contest the election.
Our photographer Sameera Weerasekara captured these images outside the Colombo District Secretariat where many leading political figures went this morning to submit nomination papers for their respective political parties to contest from the district.
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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