The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said that the Indonesian Earthquake will not pose a immediate tsunami threat to Sri Lankan coastline and the developments are being monitored closely , a senior official said.
Earlier the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of western Indonesia. The foreign media reported that earthquake struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a region devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami, and there were early reports of deaths.
The Australia issued a tsunami watch for parts of its western coast and then cancelled it.
Meanwhile the Sri Lanka Redcross said that though there are no tsunami threat to SriLanka from the Indonesian earthquake, all coastal branches of the international humanitarian agency is on alert & on standby.
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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