Two people have been killed following the collapse of an elevator at a building currently under construction at Dharmashoka Mawatha in Kandy this morning.
The victims were construction workers working on the building. The elevator had collapsed while the workmen were transporting bags of cement using it.
The victims, aged 54 and 57 years, are residents of Katugastota and Kandy. The bodies are currently lying at the Kandy hospital. Kandy police are investigating.
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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