A fire broke out in the Pansal Thanna mountain at around 1 pm in Matale yesterday (Mar 31).
Army personnel attached to the Ukuwela Army Camp along with air force assisted the fire service of the Matale Municipal Council to douse the fire by deploying helicopters.
The cause for the fire has not been discovered as of yet. Matale police are investigating further into the incident.
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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