Sri Lanka will be one of the 17 countries participating at the 18th Asian Volleyball Men's Championship 2015 which is scheduled to be held in Tehran, Iran from July 29 to August 9. Sri Lanka is slotted in Division ‘D’ alongside Japan, China and Bahrain. Sri Lanka will take on China in their first game of the tournament on July 31 followed by the game against Bahrain on August 1. Sri Lanka will be one of the 17 countries in addition to Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, China, Korea, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Australia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Sri Lanka led by Janitha Suraj includes Shamil Malinda, T.M.H. Keshala, P.A.D. Ayesh, Gayan Madhushanka, P.P. Sudasinghe, Deeptha Romesh, Chanaka Madhushanka, Morris Chaminda, Chamara Mihiran, A.W. Lakmal and Lasindu Methmal.
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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