Close to 600 inmates have escaped from the Kandakadu drug rehabilitation centre following a clash that erupted last night, police said.
Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said a search operation has commenced with both police and military personnel deployed to search for escapees.
Inmates at the rehabilitation centre had been protesting and accusing authorities of a suspicious death of an inmate.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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