A Person Dies In Every Five Seconds Due To Smoking

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Cabinet Approved A Proposal To Purchase 500 Buses To The SLTB

Cabinet has approved a proposal on

purchasing 500 new buses to the Sri Lanka Transport Board(SLTB-LANGAMA)according to the reports.

SLTB Currently have a shortage of 1257 as only 6000 buses running on the roads at present although  the required number of Buses is around 7257 .

Out of the 6000 buses currently running on the roads around 1500  buses are 15 years old and facing technical defaults according to the authorities.

A Chinese Female Was Arrested With A Large Stock Of Sri Lankan Currency Notes At The Airport

Airport Customs Officers have arrested

a 35 year old Chinese Female while attempting to smuggle Rs.1.275 million worth Sri Lankan currency notes illegally to China at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport this evening(06).

The suspected female who had described herself as a Group Leader in Sri Lanka was arrested with the stock of Sri Lankan currency notes concealed in her luggage at the departure lounge near a Sri Lanka Airlines plane flying to Beiging ,China it has been reported.

Among the currency notes there were 255 notes of Rs.5000 customs have stated.

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Four And Half Year Old Child Has Died After Consuming Paracetamol Tablets

A four and half year old Boy has died after consuming few Paracetamol Tablets by thinking they were Chocolates  at Notingham Estate in Maskeliya last night (05).

The child was admitted to the Dikoya Base Hospital by the Parents after seeing the Child consuming Paracetamol Tablets. However the Child was later transferred to the Nawalapitiya Base Hospital in critical condition for further treatment where he has died early this morning ()6).

Child has mistakenly consumed the Paracetamol tablets after his father told him to eat Chocolates in the Parcel he brought.As Paracetamol tablets also there in the parcel along with chocolates the Child has consumed Paracetamol tablets it has been raveled.

Maskeliya Police are conducting an investigation over the incident.

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Two Roads In Colombo Fort Closed To Traffic Due To A Protest Campaign

Lotus Roundabout from the entry point to Galle Face road and Bank Road in front of World Trade Center in Colombo Fort have been temporarily closed since this evening (06) due to a protest campaign in front of Colombo Fort Railway Station is being conducted by the Graduate National Center.

Police have advised the Motorists to use an alternative routes to travel due to this situation. 

The Protest March is being held by demanding the government to provide employment opportunities to the Graduates in Government Sector  without cutting them.