Navy arrested two persons, in Madugal area of Jaffna, while attempting to smuggle 6.94 kgs of gold worth nearly Rs. 34.5 million by a fishing boat.
According to the navy, the suspects were on an attempt to transfer the stock of gold in the disguise of pretending to be fishermen. However the navy was able to identify the racketeers in a sudden raid carried out. The suspects along with the stock of gold, were handed over to the custom officials of Jaffna for onward legal action.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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