Four flights were diverted to the Mattala Airport due to inclement weather at Katunayake, a spokesman for the Mattala Airport told Times Online.
SriLankan flights UL 315, UL 365 and UL 303 were heading towards the BIA from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore respectively before they were diverted to the Mattala Airport.
A Qatar Airways flight UL 654 from Qatar was also diverted to the Mattala airport.
Meanwhile, flight UL 140 which had left the Madurai Airport in India expecting to touchdown in Sri Lanka, had returned to the Madurai airport, a spokesman for the BIA said.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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