Five people arrested at sea

Attempt to stop crew from Sri Lanka and India leaving Baltimore

Attorneys are attempting to prevent crew members from Sri Lanka and India on the cargo ship Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore leading to its collapse, from returning to their home countries. Eight of the crew members were to return home as early as June 20, according to emails included in court filings this week. The roughly two dozen total seafarers are from India and Sri Lanka. That would mark the first time any of them would leave the ship after it collided wi

23 Jun, 2024

President to address the nation on Wednesday

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to address the nation on Wednesday, the Government Information Department announced. Issuing a statement, the Government Information Department said the President will make a special statement on Wednesday night. The President is expected to announce the current state of affairs with Sri Lanka’s economy. There are reports the President will announce the end of bankruptcy in Sri Lanka. (Colombo Gazette)

24 Jun, 2024

Viyalendiran appointed State Minister of Trade and Environment

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MP Sathasivam Viyalendiran took oaths as the State Minister of Trade and Environment. He took oaths before President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat. During the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime he was the State Minister of Backward Rural Areas Development and Promotion of Domestic Animal Husbandry and Minor Economic Crop Cultivation. (Colombo Gazette)

24 Jun, 2024