Six persons were saved from drowning by Navy personnel in the seas off Kalutara yesterday (Jul 14).
Area residents had alerted the Navy's Rapid Response Rescue and Relief Unit (4RU) in order to rescue the victims who were seen drowning while bathing in the sea.
The rescued individuals have been identified as those between the ages of 24 and 30. They are residents of Kalutara.
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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