The Central Expressway project which is being done in four stages and will be completed by end of 2019, said Minister of Higher Educationa and Highways Lakshman Kiriella at a press conference held in Colombo yesterday.
According to the Minister, for the first time in Sri Lanka the second stage which is 39.3 kilometers from Mirigama to Kurunegala will be constructed by local contractors.
Section four consisting of 63.8km will be constructed by a Chinese company. Negotiations for the third and fourth stages are on going.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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