The Transport Ministry is taking steps to make the railway services an essentials service while retired railway officers are to be recruited towards the end of this week.
A programme to recruit these officers to the Railways Department will be held on June 28 from 9 am onwards at the Shalika Grounds in Narahenpitiya, the Ministry said.
Accordingly retired employees who served in these positions will be recruited to office :
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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