Six suspects who were involved in illegal mining near the Saman Maha Devalaya (Temple) have been remanded until July 02 by the Balangoda Magistrate's Court, police said.
It is reported that the custodian of the temple and another worker at the temple were among the arrested suspects.
Investigations have revealed that the suspects had stolen ancient artefacts from the temple.
Police said that they had also recovered some gems from their possession.
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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