A fire broke out at a building which is being constructed within the premises of the United States embassy in Galle Road, Kollupitiya earlier today (Jan 12).
Four fire brigades and 12 firefighters were deployed to douse the fire, the Fire and Emergency service of the Colombo Municipal Council said.
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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