A 79-year-old man was killed during a fire which engulfed a house on Rudra Mawatha in Wellawatta this afternoon.
Police said fire engines dispatched from the Mount Lavinia Fire Brigade, assisted by police and area residents, managed to douse the fire, which had swept through a house on 57 Lane along Rudra Mawatha.
A 79-year-old male was killed in the blaze. No reason for the fire has yet been determined and Wellawatta police are conducting further investigations.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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