Another 40 SriLankan pilots to leave due to issues with HR boss

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3 years ago

November 28, 2022

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Nearly 40 more pilots employed by SriLankan Airlines have decided to leave the airline soon, internal sources told the Sri Lanka Mirror.

Thirty pilots have already joined other airlines.

Most of the pilots have left the airline due to the issues with the head of its Human Resources and Cabin Services Buddhika Manage.

She has allegedly obstructed the duties of the pilots.

Accordingly, it is reported that the number of pilots at SriLankan Airlines, which is 282, will be reduced to less than 200 in the next few months.

It was also reported that there have been cancellations of the flight schedules of SriLankan Airlines due to the shortage of pilots.

Due to the decrease in the number of SriLankan flights, it is also reported that there is a risk of losing aircraft parking facilities reserved for SriLankan aircraft at each airport.

Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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9 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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12 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.