Thirty-two Sri Lankan women who had been employed in Kuwait and had been deported for having violated Kuwaiti laws arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning.
The women had fled contracted places of employment and had been working in other places. They had all registered with Sri Lanka's Embassy in Kuwait to volunatarily return home.
The returnees were mainly from Anuradhapura, Vavuniya, Gampaha, Kinniya, Colombo, Kurunegala and Puttalam.
Officials said an estimated 30, 000 Sri Lankans in Kuwait have fled their contracted places of employment and were now working in other areas without valid visas.
A spokesman of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait said that according to Kuwaiti immigration authorities, about 84, 000 Sri Lankans had arrived in Kuwait from January this year up until the first week of May looking for work.
By T.K.G. Kapila - Airport Correspondent
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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