Light training aircraft makes emergency landing in Payagala

Man dies following crocodile attack in Dehiwala sea

A man has died following a crocodile attack in the Dehiwala sea area today. The Police said that the 58-year-old man had been swimming in the sea when he was attacked by a crocodile. According to the Police, the victim is said to be a diver. The remains of the individual have been placed at the Kalubowila Hospital. (Colombo Gazette) @ashadevos Do we have sea water crocs in these areas or you think this fellow came from somewhere else. Seems like going for a swim in the sea is also not safe n

03 Jan, 2022

Sri Lankan Consulate in Sydney temporarily closed over Covid fears

The Sri Lankan Consulate in Sydney has been temporarily closed over Covid fears. The office of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney said that the?Consulate will be closed from 3-5 Jan 2022 due to identified Covid-19 infection on the premises. “As we are doing cleaning and sanitising the office premises, staff of the office will not be working and the office will be closed for visitors until 5th January 2022,” the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney said. All visitors have been ad

03 Jan, 2022

Nobel Peace prize laureate Desmond Tutu has died

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman’s death marked “another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans”. Archbishop Tutu had helped bequeath “a liberated South Africa,” he added. Tutu was one of the country’s best known figures at home and abroad. A contemporary of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, he was one of the

26 Dec, 2021