The Inter Parliamentary Union has asked Sri Lanka to forward a report contain the progress made into investigations into the killings of four members of parliament (MP)s at the IPU 133rdAssembly scheduled to be held from October 15 to 21 in Geneva, Switzerland. A report obtained from the CID on the progress made into the killings of MPs Nadaraja Raviraja, Joseph Pararajasingham, T. Maheshwaran, and D.M. Dassanayake will be taken to the IPU Assembly by the Sri Lankan delegation attending it, , Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala told a press conference held at the Parliamentary Complex yesterday. The Sri Lanka delegation to the Assembly includes MPs Anoma Gamage, Ranjith Aluvihare, Bimal Ratnayake and Shanthi Sriskantharajah.
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.
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