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โThe vessel waited for 11 hours about 40 nautical miles off Galle port for permission from the Sri Lankan government to berth at Galle port, as it had difficulties returning to Iran due to the conflict situation. Why didnโt the government allow permission for such a long time?โ SJB MP Mujeebur Rahman questioned in Parliament regarding the IRIS Dena, which was attacked by a US submarine on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka's fastest man Yupun Abeykoon retires, saying frustrationโnot abilityโended his career. He says poor facilities, lack of support, and years of unanswered pleas left him with no choice despite believing he could compete for another Olympics. ๐ฑ๐ฐ
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"If you buy an egg roti at a shop where buses stop, they charge Rs. 150. An egg is 30 and a roti is 40, but together they charge Rs. 150, and sometimes there isnโt even an egg inside. We are considering whether all shops across Sri Lanka can be properly registered with the Consumer Affairs Authority to regulate pricing," Deputy Minister R. M. Jayawardena said, highlighting concerns over arbitrary price increases, especially in the food industry.
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๐จ Viewer discretion advised: Disturbing visuals About 80 bodies have been recovered so far from the Iranian naval ship IRIS Dena, which sank off the southern coast of Sri Lanka following an attack by a United States military submarine, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arun Hemachandra said. Speaking on the incident, the Deputy Minister said search and recovery operations are continuing in the waters off Galle, where the Iranian warship went down in the Indian Ocean. The frigate was carrying around 180 crew members at the time of the incident. Authorities say more than 100 sailors are feared dead, while several others remain missing.
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"Today, 51% of this countryโs population has diabetes, and the main reason for that is rice. A reduction in the amount of rice consumed is necessary. This statement was made from a health perspective, as people consume large amounts of rice because they cannot afford protein," Agriculture Minister Lal Kantha said, defending his advice for citizens to reduce their rice intake and attributing Sri Lankaโs high diabetes prevalence to excessive starch consumption.
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Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said his generation had done what it needed to do, noting that Gen Z themselves would know their own ideas and trends better. He compared past favourites such as Elephant House ice cream with todayโs trends, jokingly referring to โbing chunโ and bubble tea.
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Opposition politician Ajith P. Perera was confronted by a journalist after calling for government resignations over the Negombo Prison clash. The journalist asked: "When the Easter Sunday attacks happened while your government was in power, which minister resigned after taking responsibility?"
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๐จ Dashcam footage has captured the moment a reckless bus driver allegedly caused a head-on collision between two buses near the 170th mile post in Unathewawa, Lunugamvehera. Around 15 passengers from both buses were injured and admitted to the Lunugamvehera Hospital following the crash on Thursday afternoon.
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