President Maithripala Sirisena today (Jun 26) said that the death penalty will be implemented for four inmates in the near future.
He made these remarks during a meeting with heads of media institutions this morning.
During the meeting, the President noted that he has already signed the documents to implement the death penalty.
The implementation of the death penalty would end Sri Lanka's 43-year moratorium on capital punishment in the country.
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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