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Army bus collides with scooter, killing 3-yr old

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2 years ago

June 22, 2023

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A three-year-old girl was killed when an army bus collided with a scooter-type bike this morning (22), the Bandaragama Police said.

The deceased was a child residing at Kele Kade Road in Raigama.

The mother of the deceased girl is the accountant of Bandaragama Cooperative Society Head Office and the accident had occurred on the road in front of the office when she was coming to work with the daughter.

CCTV camera footage showed how the army bus arriving from Bandaragama towards Kesbewa carelessly drove on the right side of the road and collided with the bike.

The bystanders took immediate action to take the seriously injured girl and her mother to the Bandaragama District Hospital. The girl child had died on admission to the hospital, hospital sources said.

The mother was transferred to the Panadura Base Hospital and it was reported that she was in a state of severe shock.

Police said the helmet worn by the girl was found shattered to pieces.

The driver of the army bus has been arrested by the Bandaragama Police.

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“Reports of Wijepala – Nissanka meeting, fake”

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8 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Public Security Ministry has denied media reports claiming that the Public Security minister – Ananda Wijepala had met Nissanka Senadhipathi.

The Minister’s media secretary had clarified this in a letter to Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya.
Adding that the neither the Minister or a representative had ever met Senadhipathi as claimed, the letter calls for proper investigations into the fake news and legal action against those responsible.

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Special allowance for policemen on duty at ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’

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13 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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A special transport allowance and a combined allowance will be provided to police personnel assigned to ensure the safety of devotees attending the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Siri Dalada Vandanawa) in Kandy, the police said.

The measure has been taken over the instructions of the Acting IGP, in consideration of the fact that these police personnel will be on continuous day and night duty for over 10 days, away from their regular stations and incurring additional personal expenses.

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Ravi K’s Bill to repeal Online Safety Act, gazetted

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13 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Bill to repeal the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024, and other regulations concerning the Act, has been gazetted.

The Online Safety Bill was passed by a majority vote in Parliament on Jan. 24, 2024.

The Bill that has been gazetted was submitted by opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake.

On Feb. 28, 2025, MP Karunanayake submitted a private member’s Bill to the Parliament Secretary-General, aiming to repeal the controversial Online Safety Act.