Hundreds of Navy, Coast Guard and Army personnel have been deployed to assist the employees of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in the cleanup operation that is taking place under the purview of the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA).
According to the government news portal, clean up operations along the coastal area of Dikovita continued for the second day as a leak in a pipeline carrying oil to the Muthurajawela Oil Refinery Complex polluted the beach stretch.
New vessels of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard gifted by the Japanese government, 'Samaraksha' and 'Samudra Raksha' are also being deployed in the clean-up involved in the cleanup operation.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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