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Girl dies from food allergy at wedding

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2 years ago

August 28, 2023

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A 25-year-old woman died after falling ill at a wedding, the Moragahahena Police said.

The deceased was identified as Manjari Adithya Fernando, who was working as a sales executive in a private company in Horana. She was a resident of Meegoda.

The young woman had attended the wedding of one of her colleagues, at a hotel in Gonapola, Horana.

She had suddenly fallen ill after dancing and had been rushed to a private hospital in Horana.

The doctors at the private hospital had instructed to transfer her to the Horana Base Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

According to the post-mortem examination, the death had occurred due to food getting stuck in the respiratory tract, as a result of a heart failure.

Paneetha Seneviratne, Judicial Medical Officer at the Horana Base Hospital conducted the post-mortem examination.

The mother of the deceased said her daughter had asthma and that she used an inhaler as well.

“She did not continue taking the medications. Inhalers were used when necessary. My daughter was allergic to lentils. In that case her asthma would aggravate. She would go to the doctor when that happens. She was doing well. The daughter left for the wedding ceremony around 9 am. At around 3.45 in the evening, Mr. Dinindu, a senior official at my daughter’s place of work, made a phone call and told my other daughter that the eldest has died. I went to the hospital and identified the body. I have no suspicions about the death,” she said.

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Maldivian President’s office officials on study tour at Prez secretariat

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9 minutes ago

June 23, 2025

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Officials from the Maldivian President’s Office arrived at the Presidential Secretariat today for a study tour. They are expected to remain in Sri Lanka until June 27th.

The primary areas of focus for their study tour include archives and records maintenance and preservation, stores management, inventory control and stock preservation.

During their visit, they are scheduled to tour the Department of National Archives, Sri Lanka Customs, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat and the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Eight officials from the Maldivian President’s Office are participating in this study tour. They met with Mr. Roshan Gamage, Senior Additional Secretary to the President, at the Presidential Secretariat and engaged in a discussion.

A group of officials from the Presidential Secretariat also attended the meeting.

(President’s Media Division)

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, arrives in SL (Update)

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37 minutes ago

June 23, 2025

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has arrived in the island for an official visit.

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(Previous update 2025/06/23 at 9:11 am)

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk arrives in SL today

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – Volker Türk, is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today (June 23).

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, he is to remain in the country until June 26.

This is the first visit by a UN Human Rights Chief to Sri Lanka since February 2016.

During his stay, he is expected to meet with the President, Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, several other Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, senior Government officials, religious leaders, representatives of civil society, members of the diplomatic community and the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka grants clearance for FAO ship

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2 hours ago

June 23, 2025

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Sri Lanka has officially granted clearance for a research vessel operated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to conduct scientific research in Sri Lankan territorial waters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism said.

The vessel is scheduled to carry out its mission from August 15 – August 20, 2025.

Dr. Fridtjof Nansen is a research vessel that conducts surveys, collecting vital data on fish stocks, biodiversity, and oceanographic conditions. It sought to carry out research activities in Sri Lankan waters, but the government had earlier denied access for it in the absence of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for foreign research vessels.

This posed the possibility of a cancellation, which could have deprived Sri Lanka of over USD 01 million worth of support while affecting future Green Climate Fund initiatives. It was also reported that the next possible deployment would not occur until after 2030.

A year-long moratorium on foreign research vessels expired in December 2024 followed by a cabinet decision in late January to appoint a special committee to amend the SOP for granting diplomatic clearance to foreign research vessels in Sri Lanka.

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