The construction of the World's tallest artificial Christmas tree at Galle Face despite delays was ceremonially unveiled this evening over the weekend.
The 57-meter high tree at Galle Face Green along with a six-meter Santa and a 12-metre sleigh was lit with 600,000 colored LED bulbs, according to organizers.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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