The hundredth birth anniversary of Duncan White, the first Ceylonese athlete to win an Olympic medal, took plaec recently where a special first day stamp cover was launched at the Presidential Secretariat, under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.
Deputy Head of Post (acting) V. Vivekananda Lingam handed over this to the President.
Minister for Sports, Dayasiri Jayasekara, Secretary to the ministry, Jayantha Wijerathna, and senior officials of Sports Ministry and Postal Department joined this occasion, the government news portal reported.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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