President elect Maithripal Sirisena will be sworn in as the new Executive President of the country at Independence Square at 6.21p.m, opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinge said today. He will take oaths before Supreme court Judge K. Sribavan at Indepence Square at 6pm this evening. Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe called on the public not to take the law into their own hands or to seek political revenge. Meanwhile Indian External Affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that the India's Envoy Y.K.Sinha to attend the swearing in ceremony.
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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