President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (Nov 20) undertook a visit to the Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple in Kandy - his first visit to the district after assuming office.
The President is expected to pay homage to the Chief Prelates of the Asigiri and Malwathu Chapters after engaging in religious observances at the temple.
Rajapaksa took office at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday, after registering victory at last week's presidential election, securing arond 52 percent of the votes.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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.
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