President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (Mar 31) said that he has already decided on a date on which the death penalty would be implemented.
He made this remark during an event organised by multi-religious leaders against the usage of narcotics.
During his address, Mr. Sirisena observed that the laws against narcotics have now been strengthened.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith was quoted as saying that narcotic peddlers, if identified as Catholics, must be removed from the Catholic Council.
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.
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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