All liquor stores in the Matale Divisional Secretariat will be closed today (Jan 05) following an instruction issued by the Ministry of Finance and Mass Media.
The instruction was issued in lieu of the special ceremony during which the Tripitaka will be made a part of the country's national heritage.
The ceremony will take place at the Matale Alu Viharaya (Rock Temple).
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.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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