Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena 's passport was impounded by the Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya. The order was issued following a complaint over a fraud committed at the National Lottery Board when he was the chairman. Over 100 charges have been brought against him. The Magistrate also issued notice to the former deputy minister to personally appear before the Court on February 11.
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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