Former minister Batty Weerakoon has passed away today (Oct 7), the United Left Front said in a statement.
Mr Weerakoon was a former leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), and the General Secretary of the Ceylon Workers Congress.
His remains lie at his residence at Ananda Rajakurana Mawatha. The final rites will take place at the Borella cemetery on Oct 10 (Thursday).
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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