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80 SL women stranded in Dubai!

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3 years ago

October 24, 2022

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Eighty Sri Lankan women who left for work in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through various foreign employment agencies are stranded in Dubai, the Sri Lankan Embassy has informed the Bureau of Women and Children Affairs.

Fifty of them are currently living at the Sri Lankan Consulate General Office in Dubai while the rest have been located at a separate house, Consular General Nalinda Wijeratne said.

It was reported that most of these women have left for the UAE on tourist visas.

Meanwhile, State Minister for Women and Child Affairs Geetha Kumarasinghe said recently that the Ministry will work together with the Sri Lankan Consulate in Dubai to bring the stranded women back to Sri Lanka as soon as possible.

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2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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9 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting incident in the Kotahena area this evening (May 16), police said.

Both victims were hospitalised for treatment.

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Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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9 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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An arrest warrant has been issued against former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the ongoing investigation into the importation of Chinese fertilizer.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the warrant on a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), after Aluthgamage failed to appear before the Commission as summoned on May 14.

Earlier, on May 14, a motion seeking anticipatory bail on behalf of his counsel was filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the matter be taken up on May 16. The Magistrate ordered that the motion be heard on May 19.