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SriLankan Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Indonesia
6 Jun 2025 (1:44 PM) Power disruptions reported in several areas of Colombo and Kalutara
6 Jun 2025 (11:10 AM) Planned coastal railway strike temporarily suspended following talks
6 Jun 2025 (2:07 PM) Gayantha Karunathilaka withdraws from committee investigating Dayasiri
6 Jun 2025 (12:24 PM) Former Minister Mervyn Silva indicted before Colombo HC
6 Jun 2025 (11:00 AM) Three including DMT Deputy Commissioner further remanded
6 Jun 2025 (1:29 PM) |
SriLankan Airlines flight UL 306, which departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for Singapore last evening (June 5), was forced to make an emergency landing at Medan Kuala Namu International Airport in Indonesia due to a technical issue. 
Several areas in Colombo and Kalutara experienced power disruptions earlier today (June 6) due to a tripping of the Biyagama-Pannipitiya main transmission line, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) confirmed. 
The Sri Lanka Railways Locomotive Operating Engineers Union has temporarily suspended its planned withdrawal from operating services on the coastal railway line, which was scheduled to commence at 12 noon today (June 6). 
Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Karunathilaka has withdrawn from the three-member committee appointed to inquire into a complaint regarding the conduct of Attorney-at-Law and Member of Parliament Dayasiri Jayasekara. 
Former Minister Mervyn Silva has been indicted before the Colombo High Court in a case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), alleging possession of undisclosed cash and assets exceeding Rs. 800 million. 
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered the further remand of three suspects, including a Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT), who were arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes amounting to nearly Rs. 4.2 million. Copyright © 2007 - 2025 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
