Four new Ambassadors including new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Alaina Teplitz presented their credentials to President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s House, Colombo, today (Nov 01).
The envoys are:
Mrs. Alaina Teplitz – Ambassador of the United State of America
Mr. Akira Sugiyama – Ambassador of Japan
Mr. Eric Lavertu – Ambassador of the Republic of France
Mr. Ashraf Haidari – Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Sarah Amunugama, Secretary to the President Udaya R. Seneviratne, Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ravinatha Ariyasinghe were present on this occasion.
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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