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SriLankan Airlines flight UL 306, which departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for Singapore last evening (June 5), was forced to make an emergency landing at Medan Kuala Namu International Airport in Indonesia due to a technical issue.Following an inspection by an Indonesian technical team, it was determined that repairs would require additional time. Consequently, SriLankan Airlines authorities decided to accommodate the passengers in hotels until the issue could be resolved.However, a problematic situation had arisen when Indonesian authorities initially refused to permit the passengers to be transferred to hotels. The situation was eventually resolved with the intervention of…

Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Karunathilaka has withdrawn from the three-member committee appointed to inquire into a complaint regarding the conduct of Attorney-at-Law and Member of Parliament Dayasiri Jayasekara.The Speaker of Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramanayake informed the House of this development at the commencement of today’s (June 6) parliamentary session.The Speaker further announced that Attorney-at-Law and MP Rauff Hakeem has been appointed to replace Karunathilaka on the said committee.The three-member committee was initially appointed on May 20 in the Parliament Chamber, following the receipt of a formal complaint concerning the conduct of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara in the House.The committee is chaired…

A proposal to establish a Parliamentary Caucus on Arts and Cultural Affairs in the Tenth Parliament was submitted to the Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne at the Parliament premises on Wednesday (June 04).This proposal was submitted by Members of Parliament of the National People’s Power (NPP), Jagath Manuwarna and Ruwan Mapalagama, the Department of Communications of Parliament said in a statement.Accordingly, this proposal is scheduled to be submitted to the next Committee on Parliamentary Business for consideration and further action.

The Sri Lanka Navy has been instructed to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident that occurred in the sea area off Kuchchaveli in Trincomalee, and to submit a detailed report as soon as possible, according to the Fisheries Ministry.This directive was issued by the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources, and Marine Environment, Ramalingam Chandrasekar.According to the Minister, appropriate conclusions and further actions will be based on the findings of this report, a statement said.The incident in question took place on June 3, 2025, when a fisherman was reportedly injured in a shooting allegedly carried out by navy personnel. The…

The Attorney General has indicted former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake at the Hambantota High Court for allegedly inciting cricketer Tharindu Ratnayake in connection with match-fixing during the Lanka Premier League (LPL) tournament in 2020.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorology said.Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa district during the afternoon or night, the Met. Department added.Fairly strong winds of about 30-40 kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central, North-western and Southern provinces and in and Trincomalee district.Thus, the general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds…

Supplementary Medical Professionals has announced that they will launch an islandwide strike in hospitals today (05) due to the Ministry of Health not having provided solutions to their problems.General Secretary of the Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM), Chanaka Dharmawickrama, stated that the strike will begin at 8.00 a.m.However, it has been noted that specific institutions, including the Cancer Hospital, Maternity and Children’s Hospitals, Kidney Hospitals, and the Central Blood Bank (CBB), will not be involved in the strike.The strike comes after Supplementary Medical Professionals raised several demands, including issues related to promotions, and due to this, patients…

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning travel from certain countries citing national security concerns.The proclamation fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.The entry of people from seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, will be partially restricted, the official said. The travel proclamation was first reported by CBS News.“President Trump is fulfilling his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm,” Abigail…

There is no reason to cause unnecessary panic about the diseases currently spreading in the country, including COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said.Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Specialist Dr. Anil Jasinghe, pointed out that there has been a slight increase in the number of reported cases of dengue, chikungunya, influenza, and COVID-19. However, the Ministry Secretary emphasized that this does not constitute a pandemic situation.He made these statements while participating in the ‘Aluth Parlimenthuwa’ program on TV Derana last night (04).Meanwhile, Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, Chairman of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), who also participated in the program, emphasized…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he wanted to “expand and strengthen” ties with South Korea, sending congratulations as centre-left President Lee Jae-myung took office.Lee takes the helm of a nation deeply divided after his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol’s disastrous attempt to declare martial law in December. “Look forward to working together to further expand and strengthen the India-ROK (Republic of Korea) Special Strategic Partnership,” Modi said in a post on X.South Korea is still reeling from the turmoil sparked by impeached ex-leader Yoon’s martial law declaration and the rise of the far right in its aftermath –…