Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunge was today appointed as the Treasury Secretary and Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Government Information department said. Meanwhile Karunarathna Paranavithana was appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and Information yesterday.
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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