Hailstorm, heavy rain ends heatwave around the island

Major disaster averted on SriLankan Airlines? flight UL 166

Alert cabin crew members aboard SriLankan Airlines? flight UL 166 managed to avert a major incident that is believed to have been caused by the ignition of a lithium battery pack of a mobile phone in a passenger?s hand luggage. The incident occurred on the flight which was en route to Colombo from Kochi. Shortly after the meal service on the 70-minute flight was concluded, alert cabin crew members in the rear area of the aircraft noticed smoke appearing from an overhead luggage bin. The cabin

31 Jul, 2017

Six Sri Lankans of Dubai security company charged with theft

Six Sri Lankan staff of a security company in Dubai have been charged with stealing Dh1,198,000 from a vehicle they were transporting. The six Sri Lankans admitted in the Court of First Instance to the charge of theft of the funds that belonged to several branches of a shop in Dubai, Khaleej Times reported. Two Sri Lankan cleaners have been charged in absentia with possessing some of the stolen amounts. The two cleaners — who are at large — have also been accused of helping and abetting the g

31 Jul, 2017

Two suspects arrested over Kopay attack on cops

Two suspects were arrested today over the attack on two policemen in?Kopay, Jaffna. A former LTTE member had been earlier identified as being involved in the attack on the two policemen. The Police said that the former LTTE member was the leader of the gang involved in the sword attack over the weekend. Two policemen were injured following a sword attack in Kopay, Jaffna over the weekend. It was reported that a gang was involved in the attack on the policemen. The policemen had been admitte

01 Aug, 2017