The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said 12 stranded Sri Lankan migrant workers will be repatriated from Somaliland with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration.
The statement said in coordination with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Addis Ababa, and with the assistance of the IOM, has succeeded in working towards ensuring the safe return of twelve Sri Lankan migrant workers stranded in Somaliland as a result of a labour dispute.
The Ministry said the IOM Office in Hargeisa negotiated with the employer concerned in Somaliland to resolve the labour dispute, secure the release of the Sri Lankans, and make arrangements for their safe return. The twelve Sri Lankans are scheduled to return home shortly.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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