A Malaysian naval officer who had fallen sick off Sri Lanka was rescued by Sri Lankan navy personnel today (Jan 30).
Measures were taken by navy personnel to rescue the officer following a notification provided by the Malaysian High Commission to the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre to this effect.
Accordingly, Sri Lanka Navy personnel had taken swift measures to dispatch a fast attack craft towards the south in order to rescue the sick officer.
He is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
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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