Police today informed court that a probe was underway into certain remarks made by former Governor Azath Salley which could damage co-existence.
Former Governor Salley, on May 4 had claimed that certain judges maintained links with the proscribed National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) group.
A complaint had then been filed in this regard by lawyer Premanad Dolawatte at the Police Organised Crimes Preventive Division (OCPD), police told Colombo Chief Magistrate's court.
Accordingly, Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne had instructed the police to submit a report on the investigations to court in near future.
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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