President Maithripala Sirisena denied a corruption allegation leveled by an Australian based website Sydney Herald that alleged of bribing incident of an employee of his office, when he served as the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Services, President Secretariat said.
"The President states that he has no connection whatsoever in such an incident and instructed the Attorney-General (AG) to investigate into the matter," the statement said.
President Sirisena emphasized that during his political career, he had never indulged in any form of corruption or malpractice or encouraged or involved in any such activity.
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.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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