PAt least 10 persons were killed and over 40 injured in a bus accident in Manampitiya, Polonnaruwa, Sunday night, Police said.
The bus had fallen into a branch river of the Mahaweli from the Kothaliya bridge.
A private bus was carrying more than 60 passengers from Polonnaruwa to Kathankudi,
Rescue operations were underway last night.
Part of the bus was submerged in the water.
Pix by J.A. Jayakody
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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
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