Around 108 residents including children belonging to 19 families have been affected due to a fire that completely destroyed 24 houses in Hatton today (Dec 29).
The fire is reported to have broken out at 6 am in the Podais Estate in Hatton.
Hatton police are carrying out investigations to determine the cause of the fire.
(Pics by G. Krishanthan)
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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.
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