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Several Sri Lankans stranded in Israel due to lack of outbound flights

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Several Sri Lankan nationals in Israel for business purposes have been stranded due to the lack of outbound flights, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Israel has said. At present, the B... Read More


SJB suspends party membership of two more local councillors

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- The party membership of Navaratne Mudiyanselage Wijepala, who was elected to the Kandaketiya Pradeshiya Sabha from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has been suspended with immed... Read More


Teen arrested over fatal accident on pedestrian crossing

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- A teenager has been arrested following an accident along the Trincomalee - Ambepussa road in Anandakulam, Trincomalee, police stated. The accident occurred when a motorcycle tra... Read More


Two arrested for demanding ransom of Rs. 10 mn and threatening to kill a child

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Two individuals have been arrested for demanding a ransom of Rs. 10 million and forcibly obtaining Rs. 2 million from an individual in Badalgama, police stated. The arrest was m... Read More


Two arrested for demanding ransom of Rs. 1mn and threatening to kill a child

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Two individuals have been arrested for demanding a ransom of Rs. 10 million and forcibly obtaining Rs. 2 million from an individual in Badalgama, police stated. The arrest was m... Read More


Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano eruption

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- At least two dozen flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali have been cancelled, its international airport website showed on Wednesday (Jun 18), after a volcano i... Read More


Discussions held to prevent elephant intrusions at Mattala Airport

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Discussions have been held to address the ongoing issues concerning the perimeter fence of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) which had been damaged owing to elep... Read More


J'pura Hospital neurosurgeon and two others remanded

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Three individuals, including a specialist neurosurgeon attached to the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, who were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bri... Read More


Israel-Iran air war enters sixth day

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other on Wednesday as the air war between the two longtime enemies entered a sixth day despite a call from U.S. President Don... Read More


G7 justifying Israel's attack on Iran as self-defence not acceptable - Ranil

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the statement by the Group of Seven (G7) justifying Israel's attack on Iran as self-defence is not acceptable because t... Read More