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Seventy monks from east Asia here for a month long foot pilgrimage
Seventy Buddhist monks from Laos, Myanmar and Thailand arrived in the country and will take part in a month-long paada yatra travelling to a number of places and helping out poor families.
The monks will travel by foot from Colombo to Gampaha, Kurunegala, Dambulla, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kandy and Sri Pada. This year marks the 270th anniversary of the Siam Chapter.
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organised a welcoming ceremony at the lobby of the BIA.
Pix by our airport correspondent T.K.G.Kapila
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SLAF Bell 212 crashes into Maduru Oya
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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Five killed in helicopter crash
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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