Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has rejected allegations made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claiming that genocide took place in the country during the conflict in the north.
“Sri Lanka vehemently reiterates its rejection of the allegation of genocide in Sri Lanka in a statement issued on 23 July 2024 by the Canadian Prime Minister. This position has been previously reiterated to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau”, a Press release said.
“This allegation arising from local domestic vote-bank politics is not conducive to unity and communal harmoy in both Sri Lanka and and Canada’, the release added.
Sri Lanka in May denied the same allegation made by the Canadian PM.
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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