A fire has erupted atop a mountain range in the Kalubovityana Forest in Neluwa, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.
The Air Force has deployed a Bell 12 helicopter to contain the fire from spreading towards the villages situated around the mountain.
Meanwhile, DMC officials suspect that the fire was an act of arson.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
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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