On the initiative of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing, Sri Lankan community members living in China and the Chinese friends of Sri Lanka donated surgical masks, forehead thermometers, disposable face masks, N95 masks, goggles, infrared electronic thermometers, isolation cloth, protection suits, and disposable gloves which could be used to effectively fight COVID-19 in Sri Lanka.
According to the Sri lankan embassy in Beijing, the medical supplies will be sent to Sri Lanka by Sri Lankan Airlines on 4 April 2020 and will be handed over to the Ministry of Health and other relevant line agencies. The Sri Lanka Consulate in Shanghai coordinated with the local agencies to fast-track the customs clearance while Sri Lankan Airlines air freighted these items free of charge from Shanghai to Colombo.
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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