A fire has broken out at a mattress factory in Panadura a short while ago.
Police said that the factory had been extensively damaged due to the fire.
Fire fighters attached to the Fire Service Departments in Moratuwa and Kalutara are currently engaged in efforts to douse the fire.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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