This week’s tragedy in Sangamitta Mawatha, Buwelikada, Kandy that took away the lives of a young family including a one month old baby could have been prevented, experts said if early preventive measures were taken.
Lack of financial allocation for geo surface analysis, political interference in building planning at local authority level, failure in state’s involvement in obtaining professional/expert assistance, and the absence of continuous reviews of buildings is putting the lives in Central hills in danger.
Plans are ahead to review all buildings in Kandy constructed prior to 2011 to identify possible risks of collapse. Read more about the tragedy and causes in tomorrow's the Sunday Times edition.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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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