The Cabinet has decided to introduce a new age limit for a child and youth by introducing amendments that would define a child.
Accordingly, amendments will be made to the Children and Young Persons Ordinance to change the definition of a child from 14 to 18. Youthful Offenders (Training Schools) Ordinance will be amended to define a youth to a person between 18-22 years of age.
At present when a person under 16 of age commits a crime, the person will be sent for a probation school while a person over 16 will be arrested and produced before courts.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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