A passenger who travelled on the roof of an over-crowded train has fallen off and died at Horape, today morning, Railway officials said.
The train was heading from Kandy to Colombo.
The incident occurred while a strike by railway employees was underway from midnight yesterday.
At least 36 train trips have been cancelled due to the strike.
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.
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.
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