Several fatal road accidents were reported from Kahathuduwa, Muttur, Polgahawela, Galewela and Chavakachcheri on Tuesday (5), police said.
A 62-year-old woman was hit by a speeding bus while crossing the road at Rilawala junction on the Colombo-Horana road. Similarly, a speeding bus hit a pedestrian in Muttur. The 70-year-old woman died from severe injuries caused by the accident.
A 61-year-old pedestrian from Chavakachcheri was hit by a speeding cab heading from Kandy to Jaffna. According to police, the injured person died on admission to Chavakachcheri hospital. Another speeding cab collided with a motorbike in Polgahawela on the Colombo-Kurunegala road killing the 19-year-old motorbike rider.
A 26-year-old person from Kinniya died when the fuel bowser he was travelling in hit a lorry at Ibbankatuwa area on the Ambepussa-Trincomalee road, police said.
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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