Police, Air Force and Army personnel have been deployed to control a raging fire in Galpottahena forest reserve in Urubokka since Tuesday(01) night, police said.
Meanwhile, a forest fire that erupted in Nawanagala, Hunnasgiriya on Tuesday has been brought under control by Ududumbara police and forest rangers in Hunnasgiriya.
The present drought conditions are making it difficult to control the fires reported in forest areas all over the country.
Find more in our Sunday’s print article on forest fires.
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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