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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Sri Lanka Ports Authority Has Received US Dollars 97.3 Million Over Hambanthota Development Project

The China Merchant Port Holdings Company which

received the Hambanthota Port on lease basis to developing it had paid US Dollers 97.3 million to Sri Lanka Ports Authority today as the payment of second phase under the Hambanthota Port development project.

Under the agreement on Hambanthota port development project which was signed between Sri Lanka and Has China on 09th of December, Sri Lanka is due to receive US Dollars 1.12 billion from China.

A Person Was Arrested With A Haul Of Heroin In Dehiwala

The crimes investigations unit of the Dehiwala Police

had yesterday (13) arrested a person with 15 grammes and 370 mili grammes of Heroin in his possession near a bridge at Badowita,Dehiwala.

The 30 year old suspect is a resident of Badowita area.

Dehiwala Police are conducting an investigation over the incident.

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A 14 Year Old Girl Who Had Attempted To Commit Suicide After Being Raped Has Died At The Hospital

A 14 year old girl who had attempted to commit

suicide by hanging after being raped by three youths including her boyfriend on 09th of January has died this evening (14) while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Hambanthota Hospital.

The deceased who was a resident of Gonagamuwa in Tissamaharamaya area had attempted to commit suicide after the rape incident and her brother had rescued her and admitted to the Hospital.

The residents of her neigbourhood had captured the three youth who are responsible for the rape incident and handed them over to the Police.After being produced before the court the suspects were remanded until 23rd of January.

A 17 Year Old Student Had Drowned In Panadura Sea

sea area of Panadura with two of his

A 17 year old school boy has drowned while bathing in sea area of Panadura with two of his friemds last evening

(13).

Two out of the three school boys of the group had drifted away by the sea waves and the Navy have managed to save one student.The other student has drowned and disappeared according to reports.

The rescued student was admitted to the Panadura hospital for treatment.

Navy offcers along with the residents of the area had launched a search operation to find out the disappeared student who is a resident of Vendesiwatte,Panadura area.