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The train had crashed into a herd of elephants in near the Gal-Oya train station, and derailed.
National Council for Road Safety has warned drivers of the possibility of increased road accidents
In order to assess the potential threat from the trees, the help of the Forest Ministry and tree surgeons are needed.
MEPA to get 5.7 mn rupees a year, for five years to maintain 8 beach cleaner machines
X-Press Pearl caused unprecedented damage to Sri Lanka's marine and coastal environment
"Accidents have devastating long-term effects not only on the victims but also on other family members and society
“This is an unprecedented event. There have been no such incidents recorded in the past."
The committee is chaired by Prof Shantha Walpola from the University of Moratuwa.
“There are 100,000 people living in Kinniya and an alternate road should have been considered."
MP Rauf Hakeem told parliament that the ferry had been operating without a permit.
First cruise ship since Covid-19 pandemic calls at Hambantota
The motorcyclist has been admitted to the Peradeniya hospital.
Sri Lanka's ruling party lawmaker Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe's son Rakitha Rajapakshe who was arrested earlier today in conne...
Sri Lanka recorded 11 deaths including that of a one-and-a-half-year-old infant due to traffic accidents on Sinhala and ...
The Road Development Authority (RDA) is investigating the site where a bus plunged down a precipice in Passara killing 1...
A 47-year-old man arrested in Matale for allegedly maintaining ‘baby farms’ was released on conditional bail and two...
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