Sri Lanka lost to South Korea 7-24 in the third place playoff in the ARFU Asian Sevens Rugby Series held in Beijing, China last weekend. After beating Kazakhstan 24-12 and Singapore 43-0 in the group stage to top Pool ‘B’ on Saturday (5), Sri Lanka qualified to meet Malaysia in the Cup quarter-final on Sunday (6). The Tuskers went on to defeat Malaysian 31-10 and qualified to take on China in the semi-final. China beat Sri Lanka 22-12 to enter final before losing to Japan in the first leg of the ARFU Asian Sevens Series.
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.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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