MP Namal Rajapaksa has called moves to form a national unity government a temporary measure by the UNP to appease disgruntled members with portfolios.
Mr Rajapaksa took to his official Twitter handle to express his views on the formation of a national unity government question how the move would benefit the people.
@officialunp moves to form national Gov might momentarily fix internal conflicts within the party by appeasing members with portfolios, but how will it benefit the #lka people? This must be the democracy they claimed to uphold when they vehemently opposed parliamentary #elections
— Namal Rajapaksa (@RajapaksaNamal) February 1, 2019
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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