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OIC chief to visit Sri Lanka
The head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad Madani will visit Sri Lanka on an invitation from President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Last month, the island’s ambassador, met Madani in Jeddah to discuss the program for the secretary general’s visit to Colombo.

The four-member delegation from the OIC is expected to chalk out the program in coordination with the ministry of External Affairs in Colombo.

 


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Illegally imported cigarettes worth 280000 rupees in Aranayake seized
Police arrested a suspect and seized a stock of illegally imported cigarettes worth 280,000 rupees at Attaa-pitiya area in Aranaayake yesterday.

Police media spokesman’s office stated that the raid was conducted while the suspect was transporting the stock of cigarettes in a lorry.