The United States (US) Embassy in Colombo has rejected a visa application from former army commander Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka, a spokesperson from his party said.
He said the reason for turning down the visa could be on the grounds of war crimes charges currently the government facing. The Field Marshal was the army commander during the final phases of the war where the alleged war crimes and human rights violations were said to have been committed.
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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