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.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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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