Wildlife Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has ordered an investigation over an incident of persons clearing a section belonging to the Yala Wildlife park over the past few days.
A Ministry official said that two teams from the Forest Conservation Department and the Wildlife Department have been sent from Colombo today morning to investigate and repot.
A section of the forest in the Gal-Ara area had been cleared in the past five days using heavy machinery.
Environmental groups said that the area officials had been informed, but they did not take action.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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