Sri Lanka's passport has been ranked 84th in the list of the world's most powerful passports according to a passport index, the government news portal reported.
The report further states that Sri Lanka has been granted visa-free access to 16 countries and visa on arrival to 29 countries.
The ranking was given after having taken into consideration the passports of 199 countries.
According to the passport index, Singapore, which previously topped the list had slumped to second place providing room for the United Arab Emirates to secure the first place.
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.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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