“Do not pay any outside parties for jobs in Israel”

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2 years ago

June 24, 2023

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The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau informs the public to refrain from giving money to any external party for nursing jobs in Israel.

The Bureau said that according to the Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries, Sri Lankans are entitled to nursing jobs in Israel only through the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau.

Another group of individuals who got jobs in Israel are scheduled to leave for Israel on the 26th.

The Sri Lankan Foreign Employment Bureau said that since the 28th of April 2022, 389 Sri Lankans have received work permits in the nursing sector in Israel.

2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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7 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.

Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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7 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.