Palitha Thewarapperuma, a United National Party (UNP) Kalutara District parliamentarian surrendered to the Colombo Crime Division (CCD), today for assaulting a United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Agalawatta Pradeshiya Sabha member Murugan Pushpakumara in Agalawatta on Sunday. Earlier UPFA MP Mahinda Samarasinghe urged the president and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to take immediate action against the misconduct of the parliamentarian.
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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