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Explosion on Singapore container ship heading to Mumbai from Colombo

An explosion was reported on board a Singapore-flagged container ship off the coast of Kerala while heading to Mumbai from Colombo. MV Wan Hai 503 off the coast of Kerala on Monday morning, a Defence PRO said here. The underdeck blast was first reported at around 10.30 am by the Maritime Operations Centre in Mumbai to their counterparts in Kochi. The 270-metre-long vessel, with a draught of 12.5 metres, had left Colombo on June 7 and was en route to Mumbai, expected to arrive on June 10. The s

09 Jun, 2025

Visa to host Asia Pacific Summit in Sri Lanka to support tourism

Visa, the global payments leader, announced it will host the Visa Asia Pacific Summit in Sri Lanka to support the country’s MICE tourism. This follows a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), affirming Visa’s commitment to Sri Lanka’s digital transformation and economic progress. The partnership aims to position Sri Lanka as a top destination for leisure and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions) tourism. Through a collaborative and com

09 Jun, 2025

Two Sri Lankans only non-whites in British village

Two Sri Lankans are the only non-whites in Brotton in North Yorkshire, a village between pretty Whitby to the south and grittier Middlesbrough northwards, in the UK, Daily Mail reported. The TS12 postcode that covers much of Brotton records it as the least ethnically mixed in the entire country. Official data from the last census reveals that, of 1108 people recorded in this area of the North Yorkshire village, all but two identified as White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or Britis

09 Jun, 2025