All retail liquor stores will be closed on Saturday (04) and Sunday (05), the Excise Department announced.
The closure comes in view of Independence Day and Navam Poya Day falling during the weekend.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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