Nushad Perera was appointed as the Chairman of state-owned retailer Lanka Sathosa yesterday (Jan 2).
Perera holds the experience of serving as a senior manager at a leading private telecommunication service provider in the country.
Meanwhile, Professor Sampath Amaratunga has been appointed as the Chairman of the Unviersity Grants Commission.
Prof. Amaratunga currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of the Sri Jayawardanapura University.
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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