An army officer has died during a skydiving training session after his parachute failed to open on time, police said.
The incident had taken place at the Air Force Camp in Uhana, Ampara at around 8 am today (Aug 20).
Police said the 42-year old soldier identified as Champika Kumarasinghe had been pronounced dead upon admission to the Ampara Hospital.
He is a resident of Kamburupitiya who had been attached to the Kudaoya Commando Training School.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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