Transportation along the Nawalapitiya road was affected due to flooding caused by heavy rains experienced in the area since today (Jun 20) morning.
It is reported that around 500 metres of the road stretch starting from the Nawalapitiya Bus Stand until Gampola had been flooded due to the heavy rains.
The flooding had been caused as a result of a poor drainage system, area residents said adding that the road starts flooding even for the slightest rain.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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