Two suspects were remanded till December 9 by the Kurunegala Magistrate's Court for allegedly posssessing fake currency notes.
The suspects, aged 25 and 26, were arrested after a trader filed a complaint stating he had received fake notes during a transaction.
Police recovered 124 counterfeit Rs 5000 notes from the suspects and also a computer which had been used to design the notes.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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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