Jomon Joseph Edathala, Honorary Consul General of Sri Lanka in Kerala, died in Kochi. He was 43. Jomon had been admitted to a private hospital following a cerebral haemorrhage he suffered two weeks ago, the Times of India reported.
He passed away at around 6 am on Friday (Oct 12). He is the first honorary consul of Sri Lanka in Kerala and had been in office since 2013.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
The Editor, of Lankaenews website Sandaruwan Senadheera was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport while returning from UK.
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