Airport Customs Have Arrested A Sri Lankan With 181 illegal Cigarette Cartons

Airport customs officers have today (20) arrested a 45 year old Sri Lankan with 181 cigarette cartons illegally brought from Kuwait in Katunayake,Bandaranaike International Airport.

The estimated value of the cigarette cartons taken into custody is around Rs.1.8 million.


 Customs officers hsve imposed a Rs.100,000 fine on the suspect who is a resident of Colombo,

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Civil Aviation Authority Has Begun An Inquiry On The Smoke Occured In A Qatar Airways Flight

The Civil Aviation Authority has begun an inquiry to

find out the cause behind the  smoke that occurred inside the  Qatar Airways passanger Aircraft which made a sudden landing to Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport last night (19) .

Due to the smoke around 217 passangers and the crew members of the Aircraft which flying to Doha at the time of the incident were disembarked from the flight soon after the landing of the Aircraft to Katunayake.

Some passangers in the Aircraft were already left to their destinations through other flights it has been revealed.

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A Wild Elephant Had Been Critically Injured After Colliding With A Bus

A wild elephant had been critically injured after

colliding with a bus travelling from Dehiaththakandiya area to Colombo ,near the manampitiya bridge in Polonnaruwa in the wee hours of this morning (20).

The wild life officials had begun treating the elephant since this morning it has been reported.

A Body Of A Youth Recovered From The Debris Of The Collapsed Building Site In Wellawatte

A body of a 20 year old youth was recovered from the

debris of the collapsed "Excellence" building in Wellawatte this evening (20) it has been reported.

The youth had been identified as a resident of Gregory Estate in pathana,Hatton.

Accordingly two persons were killed due to the building collapse on 18th of May and twenty one were injured and hospitalized.

Meanwhile the relatives held a protest at the Gregory Estate in Hatton by demanding to find out the youth who was inside the building when it collpased.