Bangladeshi children play on water pipes as the authorities in the Dhaka city set up pumps to flush out water rom low-lying areas of the capital yesterday. Lowlying areas in and around the capital have been inundated as the river Buriganga swelled in the past weeks. REUTERS

Govt establishes Railways Authority

by Rajmi Manatunga

A Sri Lanka Railways Authority vested with wide powers of decision and policy making on upgrading the country's railway sector was established last night through a gazette notification.
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Attack on vehicle: SLMM complains to police

by Ranil Wijayapala

The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission in Batticaloa has lodged a formal complaint at Valachchenai Police on the attack on their vehicle by an unruly mob in Valachchenai on Monday night.
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No contravention of Sri Lankan laws - PM

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka and Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday told Parliament that there was no contravention of the laws of Sri Lanka on the part of the Norwegian Ambassador by the import of a high powered communication equipment.
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