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STF redeployed to expressways

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2 months ago

March 11, 2025

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Road Development Authority Director General – F. M. P. Suriya Bandara states that Special Task Force (STF) officers have been re-deployed to expressways starting from last night (March 10).

This deployment is intended to provide life-saving and firefighting services in the event of accidents on the expressway.

The Ministry of Defense removed the Police Special Task Force from the operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Police Department during the previous government a year ago.

Accordingly, STF officers are now being deployed for life-saving and firefighting services in the event of accidents on the Southern Expressway, Southern Expressway Extension, Colombo Outer Ring Road, New Kelaniya Bridge, and Colombo-Katunayake Roads.

In addition, a team of 20 officers will be assigned to protect property along the expressways, with a particular focus on addressing incidents of property theft by drug addicts, which have been reported recently, especially on the New Kelani Bridge along the Colombo-Katunayake Road and Colombo Outer Ring Road.

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Helicopter crash during SLAF training session

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39 minutes ago

May 9, 2025

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A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has reportedly crashed today (May 09).

It crashed during a training session at the Hingurakgoda Air Force Base.

Further reports indicate that the helicopter crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir.

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American Cardinal elected as new Pope: Pope Leo XIV

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46 minutes ago

May 9, 2025

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Following a 02-day papal conclave, American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new Pope yesterday (May 08) evening, Vatican time.

At 69, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.

He becomes the first American to ascend to the papacy in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV now assumes spiritual leadership of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

The election follows the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88 at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, Vatican City, a day after participating in Easter Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.

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Heavy rains expected in the afternoon

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3 hours ago

May 9, 2025

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The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 p.m. today (May 09).

Showers may occur in Western province and in Puttalam, Galle and Matara districts in the morning too.

Fairly heavy rains above 50 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northern and North-central provinces.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Ampara and Polonnaruwa districts during the morning.