Steps have been taken to airlift all pregnant mothers and patients who need emergency care at Neluwa Hospital, Galle to the Udugama Hospital, as all entry roads to the Neluwa Hospital have gone under water, Galle District Community Specialist Dr. Amila Chandrasiri said.
SriLankan Airlines said that flight UL 309 from Singapore to Colombo, carrying 204 passengers, was diverted to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport this morning (2 June 2024) due to adverse weather conditions at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).
During the ongoing probe into Sri Lankan refugees illegally obtaining Indian passports, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials on Saturday arrested two Sri Lankan nationals and an Indian agent who provided the passports.
Those who dislike seeing progress achieved by the underprivileged have labelled entrepreneurs like Elon Musk as ’’economic hitmen’’, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said at a meeting held in Badulla.
A special surveillance operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Customs today led to the arrest of three passengers returning from Dubai trying to use the airport green channel with a stock of cigarettes and mobile phones worth over Rs. 7 million in their possession.
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