The President's Office has hailed the successful evacuation of 33 Sri Lankan citizens from Wuhan as the culimation of a joint effort by different Sri Lankan and Chinese agencies.
Issuing a statement, the Presdent's Office noted that Sri Lanka is just the third nation to have successfully evacuated its citizens from Wuhan, which has been in total lockdown since January 23 following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the city.
It stressed that the evacuation was a reflection of the close diplomatic ties between the two countries. "Under the direction of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the combined efforts of the Presidential Secretariat, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing, Chinese Embassy in Colombo, Civil Aviation Authority, Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Air Force combined to ensure the success of the operation," the statement stressed.
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.
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