RACE TO RESCUE ANCIENT ICE

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FORMER PRESIDENT OF PERU KILLS HIMSELF

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Another Two Persons Arrested With Drug Kingpin Madush Had Been Expelled To Sri Lanka

Another two persons who had been

arrested and jailed in Dubai along with Drug kingpin Makandure Madush had been expelled to Sri Lanka by Dubai Authorities today (18)it has been announced.

Criminal Investigations Department (CID)officers have arrested the two suspects who had arrived in Katunayaka ,Bandaranaike International Airport this morning and began questioning them at the Airport.

Meanwhile one person out of the six persons who had been arrested upon their  arrivel  in Katunayake Airport after being expelled from Dubai last morning (17) had been handed over to the Colombo Crimes Division for further investigations it has been revealed.

Three Planes Diverted To Mattala Airport Due To Bad Weather

Three planes scheduled to be landed at

the Katunayake,Bandaranaike International Airport have been diverted to the Mattala International Airport in Hambanthota yesterday (17)due to  bad weather condition prevailed at katunayaka  Airport.

Accordingly  planes arrived in from Malaysia ,Indonesia and Singapore have been diverted to Mattala Airport according to sources.

Although Bus Driver Was Arrested ,19 Year old Van Driver Reported As Responsible For Van-Bus Collision Which Killed 10

Although the Bus driver was arrested

regarding  the Bus-Van collision occurred this morning(17)near the Mahiyanganaya National School ,which killed ten persons in the Van,The 19 year old Van driver was responsible for the accident according to the eyewitnesses.

Police believes the young van driver who was also a part of the family which killed due to the incident,might have fallen a sleep.as the Van suddenly entered the the area around 1.30 a.m where the bus was parked in and crashed into it at high speed.

Ten persons including three females and three children and four males had been killed due to the incident and another two members of the family had been admitted to Badulla General Hospital in critical condition.

The Bus driver who was arrested according to the traffic rules by the police has been released on Rs.200,000 surety bail by the Mahiyanganaya Magistrate court this evening after being produced before the court.

The Bus driver has been ordered to appear before court again on 05 th of september it has been reported