Two Sri Lankan crew members of Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in Japan have been evacuated by a charter flight organised by the Indian Government and are in good health in New Delhi, the Ministry of Foreign Relations said.
“The Actg. Indian High Com. in #lka informed me the two Sri Lankans on board the #DiamondPrincess who were quarantined were flown out of Tokyo & arrived safely in #Delhi. My heartfelt gratitude to PM @narendramodi, the Gov. of India & @airindiain for facilitating the evacuation.”- Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on his official Twitter handle.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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