Amal Cabraal and Druvi Sirisena of John Keells Holdings emerged overall winners of the Carsons-sponsored 104th Shakspeare Shield Golf Tournament held last Sunday (05) at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. The duo scored 36 points to clinch the coveted Shakspeare Shield which is named after W. Shakspeare, former Chairman of Carsons who was elected to the Committee of the Royal Colombo Golf Club in 1908. Scoring 33 points and coming in close second were runners-up T. Fernandopulle and Arjun Fernando of the DFCC Bank. Chairman, Carson Cumberbatch Tilak de Zoysa gave away the awards.
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.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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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