A 25 year old tree located in the Gas Works street in Pettah, Colombo collapsed early today morning causing damage to a small lorry, Police said. Police said the tree collapsed around 2.30 a.m., but no persons were hurt.
Wasantha Gunasena, a person aware of the background of the tree said that the particular tree was planted in 1992 under a tree planting campaign by former President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
'The tree provided shelter to many including the vendors who sold their items under the tree', he said.
Pix and text by Amila Pramodha Gamage
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.
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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