A private passenger plane which was airborn for three hours was forced to make an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today (Mar 01).
The airplane which had taken off at around 9:42 am for Hong Kong from the BIA had returned to the airport at around 12:40 following a technical failure in one of its tyres.
Two pilots and 11 passengers were on board the aircraft at the time of the incident.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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