A 11-year old child died in Nivitigala yesterday (Nov 19) after drowning in a river .
The student, who was accompanied by four others, had drowned when he fell off a makeshift bridge that was used to cross a river. The incident took place around at around 3 pm.
The victim has been identified as Maheshwaran Pushpajeewan, a resident of Doloswela.
His remains lie at the morgue in the Ratnapura Hospital.
Nivitigala police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
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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