Navy detains two suspects with Kerala cannabis

Several affected and displaced after rain

Several families have been affected and some have been forced to seek shelter at temporary camps following the heavy rain over the past 48 hours, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said this morning. As of this morning, the DMC said that 192 families which includes 541 people, have been affected by the rain across the island. The DMC said that several families in the Rajagiriya area are among those displaced by the rain and are now in?temporary camps. Meanwhile, one person was killed and tw

10 May, 2015

Drunk man forced Lanka bound flight u-turn

A Malaysia Airlines flight to Colombo had to turn back to Kuala Lumpur due to a drunk passenger, the national carrier said on Sunday, according to the AFP news agency. Flight MH179 had taken off from Kuala Lumpur late on Saturday. ?The intoxicated passenger started harassing Malaysia Airlines? crew shortly after the flight was airborne,? the company said in a statement. ?Due to his big body size, other guests had to assist the crew to restrain the passenger.? The airline said the plane was f

10 May, 2015

Sri Lankan youth arrested in India

A 26-year-old Sri Lankan national was arrested in India?for allegedly attempting to travel to Sri Lanka onboard a boat of a Tamil Nadu fisherman after entering the country illegally, the Press Trust of India reported. D Vinothkumar, hailing from Paruthithurai village in Jaffna District, was arrested after a group of local fishermen found him proceeding toward Sri Lanka and brought him to this coastal town in Nagapattinam District, police said. He had entered into the country on April 26 by an

11 May, 2015