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Sri Lanka Police lifeguards have rescued two youth from drowning after the duo who went for a swim at the Ussangoda Beach was caught in a strong current and dragged into the sea.The incident occurred last evening (28), police stated.Police Life-Saving Unit officers on duty at the at the time responded immediately and rescued the two individuals, providing them with first aid before handing them over to their families.The duo, aged 19 and 34 has been identified as residents Hungama.

A special sitting of Parliament is scheduled to take place tomorrow (30). Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has convened Parliament at 9.30 am in pursuance of Standing Order 16 of the Standing Orders of Parliament at the request of the Prime Minister.The Gazette Extraordinary in this regard has been issued by the Speaker.The decision to hold a special sitting was taken by the Committee on Parliamentary Business.The sitting is scheduled in line with the requirement for the Government to make a statement of revenue strategy consistent with the fiscal strategy statement as specified under Section 11 of the State Finance…

Dr. Sanjeewa Thennakoon re-elected as GMOA President

At least 11 people were killed, including a teenager, and more wounded in a Tuesday night shooting in the central Mexican city of Irapuato, authorities said on Wednesday.The attorney general’s office in Guanajuato, the violence-plagued state where Irapuato is located, said that 20 others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said earlier on Wednesday that the victims included children, although the attorney general’s office later confirmed only one casualty was a minor, aged 17.“It is very unfortunate what happened. An investigation is under way,” Sheinbaum said.Local media reported the shooting happened during an evening party celebrating a Catholic…

මැද පෙරදිග පවතින යුද ගැටුම් හමුවේ ඉරානයේ සිටින ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයින් සම්බන්ධව තොරතුරු විදේශ කටයුතු විදේශ රැකියා සහ සංචාරක අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් නිකුත් කර තිබේ.එහි සඳහන්ව ඇත්තේ ඉරානය තුළ ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයින් 41 දෙනෙකු සිටි බවත් ඉන් සිව් දෙනෙකු මේ වන විට රටින් පිටව ගොස් ඇති බවය.ඒ අනුව මේ වන විට ඉරානය තුළ ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයින් 37 දෙනෙකු සිටින බවද අමාත්‍යාංශය සඳහන් කළේය.අමාත්‍යාංශය පැවසුවේ මෙම රැඳී සිටින පිරිස අතරට ඉරානයේ පිහිටි ශ්‍රී ලංකා තානාපති කාර්යාලයේ නිලධාරීන් 05 දෙනෙකුද අයත් බවය. මේ අතර මෙම රැඳි සිටින ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයින් අතරින් සිව් දෙනෙකු හෙට (23) දිනයේදී තුර්කි දේශසීමාව හරහා පිටත්වීමට නියමිත බවත් අමාත්‍යංශය සඳහන් කළේය. මේ අතර පසුගියදා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී…

U.S. forces struck Iran’s three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trumpsaid late on Saturday, and he warned Tehran it would face more attacks if it did not agree to peace.After days of deliberation and long before his self-imposed two-week deadline, Trump’s decision to join Israel’s military campaign against its major rival Iran represents a major escalation of the conflict.“The strikes were a spectacular military success,” Trump said in a televised Oval Office address. “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.”In a speech that lasted just over three minutes, Trump said Iran’s future held “either peace or…

An extraordinary gazette notification has been issued, designating all Divisional Secretariat divisions in Sri Lanka as either infected or at-risk areas for African Swine Fever (ASF).This gazette notification was issued by Dr. Hemali Kothalawala, Director General of Animal Production and Health, and will be valid for a period of three months starting from the 13th of last month.The extraordinary gazette notification also designates pigs as at-risk animals.The gazette states that this step was taken because African Swine Fever has spread across various Divisional Secretariat divisions in Sri Lanka over the past few months, and there is a high possibility of…

The Officer-in-Charge of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, has confirmed that a total of 85 Chinese nationals involved in various criminal activities, including cybercrimes, were deported from Sri Lanka this morning (June 20) via a special SriLankan Airlines flight.These individuals were arrested by local security forces while residing in the country and were subsequently remanded in custody following judicial proceedings. After being convicted by local courts, they were transferred to the Detention Center of the Department of Immigration and Emigration in Welisara, pending deportation.The group of Chinese nationals, transported in five buses, was taken to the BIA and escorted to the…

Inspection officers from the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) temporarily removed a total of 44 vehicles, including both Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and private buses, from service during a special inspection conducted on the Hatton–Kandy main road on June 19.The inspections were carried out in the Bagatholuwa area, where a total of 115 vehicles were subjected to emergency checks. The operation was conducted with the objective of ensuring a safe and high-quality public transport service while reducing the risk of road accidents.Vehicles exhibiting excessive emissions and those found to be defective or unfit for road use were temporarily taken out…

Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Madhura Senevirathna, has confirmed that the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination will not be suspended immediately.Speaking in Parliament today (June 20), in response to a question raised by Member of Parliament Dayasiri Jayasekara, Dr. Senevirathna stated that the government has decided to conduct the scholarship examination for the year 2029 without any changes.He further noted that a committee will be appointed in 2028 to evaluate the future of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination and determine whether it should continue beyond 2029.The Deputy Minister also revealed that the Department of Examinations is currently working…