President Maithripala Sirisena is set to visit Camp Crame, the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Saturday.
According to a PNP statement on Friday President Sirisena will be accorded full state honors upon arrival at Camp Crame and will be received by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde.
"The PNP is honored to host this first ever visit to the PNP National Headquarters by a foreign head of state," Albayalde said.
A formal program will be held for President Sirisena and his delegation, after which Catalino Cuy, chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board, will brief him on the national anti-illegal drugs campaign being waged by the Duterte administration.
A static display and photo exhibit depicting scenes from actual anti-illegal drugs operations will be presented for Sri Lankan delegation.
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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