Former Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and two others were released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya this morning. Bail was granted in the court case on the alleged tender scam at the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. The Bribery Commission filed a case on April 22 at the Colombo Magistrate’s Court against Keheliya Rambukwella, former SLRC Chairman Wimal Rubasinghe and former SLRC Director General Chandrapala Liyanage.
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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