Kandy Mayor Mahen Ratwatte resigned yesterday, to contest for the post of Basnayake Nilame of the Kandy Vishnu Devalaya, local media reported.
He informed the SLFP Secretary and the Municipal Commissioner of his resignation.
The election for the Basnayake Nilame of Vishnu Devalaya will be held on December 1. The post fell vacant following the passing of the former Basnayake Nilame Mohan Panabokke.
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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