Twelve persons have died from road traffic accidents during the past 24 hours, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.
A police jeep collided with a three wheeler in Katumuluwa area along the Rambawewa-Narammala road on Sunday killing two persons aged 40 and 65 and severely injuring three persons including a 10 and 15 year old.
Close to 300 persons have been killed from fatal road traffic accidents and over 500 accidents resulting in serious injuries have been reported this year, police said.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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