All incoming passenger flights to Sri Lanka will be halted with effect from midnight tomorrow, the Task Force on coronavirus which met at a meeting presided over by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decided today.
However, outgoing flights and incoming cargo flights will continue to operate.
At the meeting they also decided to send a special flight to New Deli to bring back 170 Sri Lankans held up there. They had gone on a pilgrimage.
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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