The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand Wijayanthi Edirisinghe held a fruitful interaction with representatives of the Sri Lankan company New Frontiers (Pvt.) Ltd. on 23 August 2024, with a view to obtaining Thai expertise to boost Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector.

A training session addressing the critical issue of post-harvest losses through innovative packaging techniques was recently held at the Export Development Board (EDB). Organized in collaboration with the National Packaging Center (NPC) and the National Institute of Post-Harvest Management (NIPHM), the event attracted around 50 entrepreneurs with export potential.

A combined search operation by the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Police at the roadblock in the Karamba area of Puttalam on 27^th August 2024, led to the arrest of a suspect found in possession of 650 mobile phones, suspected to have been smuggled. The arrest was made when the suspect was transferring the devices by a cab.

Several spells of showers may occur in Northern province and several spells of light showers may occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.