A 48-year old Russian died after drowning in Hikkaduwa at around 11:30 pm last night.
The foreigner had drowned at sea while going in for a swim at a beach in close proximity to the hotel in which he had stayed.
The victim's body is currently lying at the Balapitiya Base hospital.
Further investigations into the incident are currently being carried out by the Hikkaduwa police.
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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