A fire has broken out at a copra manufacturing factory in Pallama at around 6:30 pm yesterday (Apr 08).
The fire was doused with the assistance of the Pallama police, employees at the factory and area residents.
No casualties have been reported so far due to the fire police said. The losses caused by the the fire have not been estimated yet.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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The Supreme Court today ordered the owning and operating companies of the X-Press Pearl Vessel to pay US $ one billion as compensation for the environmental and economic damage it caused, after the ship sank off the Colombo Port in 2021.
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