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“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.
50.3% account for drug-related charges.
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