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Police lifeguards rescue teenage Swiss tourist from drowning
Three officers from the Police Lifesaving Unit rescued a 17-year-old Swiss tourist who had been dragged out to sea while swimming in the seas off Elephant Rock in Pottuvil last afternoon.
Police Media Unit said the three officers attached to the Lifesaving Unit of the Pottuvil Police rescued the victim after she got caught in a strong current while swimming.
Meanwhile, a 45-year-old resident of Katana drowned yesterday while bathing Sindrathriya Moya-Kate in Wennappuwa.
The victim had been swimming with a group of friends when the incident occurred. The body has been recovered and sent to the the mortuary of the Marawila Hospital.
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Heavy damages caused to shops in Pettah due to fire
Several shops were damaged in a major fire that broke out in a shop on the third floor of a building at First Cross Street in Pettah, Colombo, today evening.
- September 17, 2025 - 201 - 0
President says CEB employees would have to make a choice in next two months
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
- September 23, 2025 - 145 - 0
Opposition renews forensic audit demand after e-visa verdict
The opposition has renewed its demand for a long delayed forensic audit into the controversial e-visa deal, following the sentencing of former Controller General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for contempt of court.
- September 25, 2025 - 143 - 0
Nine Buddhist monks killed in accident at Na Uyana Monastery
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
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