The Appeal Court today (Nov 22) suspended a travel ban imposed on former President's Secretary Lalith Weeratunga over a misappropriation case.
Weeratunga was convicted by the Colombo High Court for misusing Rs 600 million worth funds of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to distribute 'sil fabric' - for devotees, during the 2015 presidential election.
His passport too had been impounded by the High Court.
However, the former President's Secretary had appealed against the verdict, and through a motion had sought permission of the Appeal Court to travel overseas.
Accordingly, the Appeal Court had instructed the Registrar of the Colombo High Court to release Weeratunga's passport.
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.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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