A property bank is to be established to identify and develop all lands, commercial lands and buildings belonging to the Urban Development Authority.
Urban Development Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has requested officials to obtain information of all UDA lands island-wide. About 1008 acres of land and buildings are presently coming under the UDA.
The Minister said the purpose is to identify lands that have not been utilised and to take maximum use of state lands. He said some UDA land has been encroached and some abandoned.
Minister Ranatunga said plans are ahead to go for public-private sector partnership to develop UDA lands.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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