The operations cost of the Mattala International Airport in
Hambanthota district (Southern Province) has exceeded its
annual income by 21 fold according to the report issued by the
National Audit office .
According to the report the Mattala Airport had incurred a loss of Rs.20.59 billion during the period 2017-2021.The Airport authority has failed to utilize the money spent to build the Airport effectively the report has further stated ,
Three students had drowned and disappeared after drifting away by
rough sea waves whilst bathing at Wellamadama sea coastal area in
Matara district ( Southern Province) last Friday (17).
The body of one of the students who had been disappeared of the age of 17 years had found near the Dove island yesterday (18) according to the Police .A special mission has been launched to find out the missing persons
The Professionals belonging to all the sectors had decided to declare an Island Wide Black week from 22nd of February and launched a trade union action opposing the new tax revisions introduced by the government .
Professionals belong to many sectors including Ports,Petroleum,Electricity ,Water and Banks are scheduled to be participated this trade union action .The functioning of all these sectors will be paralyzed as result of this trade union action according to the Joint Trade Union Alliance of Professionals
A 38 year old person had died after a heavy Solar power Panel Box had fallen over him whilst transporting it to a factory in Morawinna Industrial zone at Morawinna Panadura area(Colombo District ) last evening (17),
The deceased Person was a worker attached to the factory resided in Urubokka area at Matara District (Southern Province) and he died after admission to the Panadura Base hospital with serious injuries .The worker had faced this incident when a container truck carrying a stock of Solar power panel boxes had been toppled overt he road and one box had fallen over him it has been reported.
Two persons were killed and another two had been injured and
hospitalized after the Three wheeler they were traveling in fallen to a
precipice in Kolonna-Deniyaya-Rakwana Road at Jambugaswetiya area(Ratnapura District ) last
night ( 17).A 62 year old male and a 61 year old female had died at the
spot due to this accident and the two men of the ages 62 and 24 had
been admitted to the Kolonna hospital with serious injuries .
The reason behind the accident has not yet been revealed and Police believes that the irresponsible driving may have caused this accident ,
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
