Army Commander Lt Gen Shavindra Silva today said that as many as 1,500 persons who arrived to the country between March 1 -9 are still out without undergoing a quarantine process.
He said that of them about 800 were in the Puttalam district.
The Army commander appealed to them to follow instructions and register so they could go through a quarantine process.
Earlier the government called all those who arrived in the country between March 1 -9 to regiser and undergo a quarantine process.
By last evening over 500 had already registered.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
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.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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