More than 14 months after the containership X-Press Pearl caught fire while anchored off the coast of Colombo, the cleanup is still underway, with interim insurance compensation being paid out to fishermen who lost their jobs as a result of the wreck. Certain fisher families who were affected by the accident, on the other hand, claimed that there were compensation distribution irregularities on the ground level.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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