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Individual killed in another shooting incident

An individual has been killed in another shooting incident reported in Tangalle today. The Police said that the shooting incident was reported in Moraketiara in Tangalle. According to the Police, one person was killed and two others sustained injuries in the incident. A total of four shooting incidents have been reported from a number of areas over the past few days. (Colombo Gazette)

05 Jun, 2022

Postal services to Russia from Sri Lanka suspended

Postal services to Russia from Sri Lanka have been suspended owing to the cancellation of flights from Sri Lanka to Russia. Postmaster General Ranjith Ariyaratne said that letters and packages to Russia will not be accepted at post offices until further notice. Russia?s Aeroflot airline announced last week that it was suspending flights to Sri Lanka after the country?s authorities detained its Airbus A330 jet. ?Aeroflot is suspending commercial flights to Colombo (Sri Lanka) for the immediate

06 Jun, 2022

Three Air Tractors arrive at the Ratmalana Airport

Three Air Tractors arrived at the Ratmalana Airport (Colombo International Airport Ratmalana) on a technical stop. The planes, owned by an Australian company, were scheduled to leave for Oman today. The Air Tractors are kept on standby every summer for possible bush fires in Europe. The Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) ground handling team provided all basic ground handling services. Aircraft of this nature select airports like the Ratmalana Airport for tech

05 Jun, 2022