Four foreign nationals were taken into custody in the Avissawella and Grandpass areas for staying in the country without valid visas, Police said.
Among the arrested suspects were a Pakistani and a Bangaldeshi national who were arrested in Grandpass last afternoon upon a tip-off received by the Grandpass Police.
The suspects who have been identified as 24 and 25-year olds are due to be produced before the Hultsdorf Magistrates Courts today (Apr 03).
Meanwhile, two Nigerian nationals were also apprehended without valid visas in the Avissawella, Police noted.
The suspects who are of ages 26, and 31 will be produced before the Avissawella Magistrates court today.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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.
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