The Director of the Jaffna Teaching hospital has requested the SLTB to ensure the standards of its buses while also advising its drivers to abide by the traffic laws in a bid to curtail road accidents.
Issuing a letter to the SLTB, Dr. Sathyamoorthy noted that buses travel at extremely high speeds in narrow streets and crowded areas. This often leads to a competition between private buses resulting in road accidents, the letter noted.
The hospital further said that it will extend its fullest support in this regard.
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.
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