President Maithripala Sirisena Sirisena today wished for the speedy recovery of chief incumbent of the Kotte Naga Vihara, Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, who has been flown to Singapore Hospital last night for further medical treatment following the instructions by him. He was undergoing treatment before that in a private hospital in Colombo. President Sirisena, who was engaged in a state visit to Thailand, has personally looked into the illness of the Venerable Thero and has instructed to take necessary measures for further treatment. It has also been decided after discussions with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, for the government to bear the entire cost of medical treatment of the Thero.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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