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UNP General Secretary’s son arrested over road accident

The son of United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara has been arrested following a road accident. The Police said that Yasodha Range Bandara was arrested in Karuwalagaswewa after his vehicle crashed into a three-wheeler. According to the Police, the driver of the vehicle sustained injuries in the accident and was admitted to hospital. Yasodha Range Bandara was produced before the Puttalam Magistrate and granted bail. (Colombo Gazette)

29 Jun, 2024

Number of fishermen dead after consuming mysterious liquid rises to 5

The number of fishermen dead after consuming a mysterious liquid from a bottle found floating in the sea off Tangalle has risen to five. The Navy said that six fishermen from the Tangalle Fisheries Harbour, who were on a multi-day fishing voyage, fell critically ill after consuming a liquid from a bottle they found floating in the sea. Three of the fishermen had died, the Navy said, while another two passed away later. The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources had sent a request to th

30 Jun, 2024

Sri Lanka summons Indian diplomat over naval sailor?s death

Sri Lanka?s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned an official from the Indian High Commission in Colombo and voiced concern over the death of a naval sailor, who was part of a patrol unit that seized an Indian fishing vessel. A senior Foreign Ministry official handed over a formal note to the Indian diplomat, on the issue of persisting Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, especially the bottom-trawling method, and ?indiscriminate poaching by Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters?,

30 Jun, 2024