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Restrictions on marrying a foreigner to be relaxed

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Sri Lanka is planning on relaxing the restrictions on all marriages between Sri Lankans and foreigners.

P. S. P. Abeywardena, the country’s Registrar General noted that Circular No:-18/2021 on registration of Marriages between Foreigners and Sri Lankans will be abolished.

According to this circular, a Health Declaration is necessary for the confirmation of the health conditions from the relevant foreign national.

In addition, a Security Clearance Report indicating the foreign national has not been convicted of any offence is also necessary, as per the circular.

However, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena had noted that these restrictions must be relaxed.

Accordingly, the Registrar General’s Department had informed the Defence Ministry, and the Health Ministry to introduce alternative processes with regard to a Health Declaration, and Security Clearance Report.

Registrar General P. S. P. Abeywardena noted that the Attorney General’s Department was also informed of these developments.

Any Sri Lankan citizen who wants to marry a foreigner will have to wait for a ‘Security Clearance Report’ from the Defence Ministry before proceeding to the registration of the marriage, according to a circular issued by the Registrar General’s Department in 2021.

These restrictions are to be relaxed, as per the country’s Registrar General.

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2 drownings today

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Two drowning incidents have been reported today (May 13).

In one incident, one person had drowned while 03 others were reported missing while bathing in the sea off Wennappuwa today (May 13).

Police said four persons from Nuwara Eliya were reported missing while sea bathing and that one body was later recovered.

Search operations are continuing.

Meanwhile, two girls who had gone to bathe in the Palukadawala Tank in Galgamuwa, Kurunegala, have also drowned.

The girls, aged 12 and 17 had gone bathing while they were visiting a relative in the area.

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Police assure that belongings of Kotmale accident victims are safe

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Kotmale Police have stated that luggage, mobile phones and other belongings of the passengers on the bus that met with a tragic accident at Gerandi Ella are safe with them/

Kotmale Police OIC Chief Inspector Vajira Ratnayake stated that the villagers who assisted authorities at the time of the accident handed over the passengers’ belongings to the Police.

The OIC also stated that 35 mobile phones, luggage and other valuables have been kept safe at the police station and can be obtained after the identities of the claimants are verified.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the bus conductor’s ticket book and the money he had collected could not be found.

The OIC had also stated that the exact number of passengers on the bus could not be ascertained due to the death of the driver and the fact that the conductor was receiving treatment in hospital.

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PSL 2025 to resume on May 17

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PSL 2025 will resume on May 17, with the final on May 25. The announcement confirms the league will end a week after it was originally scheduled to conclude.

The four remaining group games will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground, with the playoffs and final in Lahore. Aside from one afternoon game in Rawalpindi – between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators on 18 May, all fixtures take place at night, with evening games starting at 7:30pm local time.

“HBL PSL X picks up from where it left off,” he wrote in the post,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on X (formerly Twitter). “6 teams, 0 fear. Get ready for 8 thrilling matches starting 17th May, leading up to the Grand Final on 25th May. Best of luck to all the teams!”

The league, which was postponed due to increasing cross-border tensions with India, has eight games left.

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