The former president of the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka, Major General Palitha Fernando has been bestowed with the Veteran Pin of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Fernando received the IAAF Veteran Pin on Wednesday (19) at the IAAF Congress at Beijing, China in recognition of his long and commendable services for the development of Sri Lanka and World Athletics according to IAAF reports. Fernando is a past president of AASL and presently an Executive Committee member of the Asian Athletic Association.
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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