The inaugural 'Fox Hill Chess Fiesta', organised and conducted by the Chess Committee of Sri Lanka Army, will begin on Friday (30) at the Sri Lanka Military Training Academy in Diyatalawa.
A total of 34 teams representing Sri Lanka Army, Navy and Air Force, the private sector and universities, will participate in the competition, which ends on Monday (2).
According to the organisers, a team is allowed to field five players, and 16 teams from representing the armed forced, including teams formed by disabled soldiers, will be among the participants.
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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