A Parliament staffer was taken into custody over allegedly maintaining links with the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) group yesterday (May 19).
The employee, attached to the Parliament's Hansard Department, was arrested in Kurunegala by the Police.
The arrest was carried out upon a tip-off concerning the involvement of the suspect in several activities of the NTJ group which has been banned since the Easter Sunday attacks.
The Secretary-General of Parliament has been informed by the Police on the employee's arrest.
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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