With all the social media buzz around #MissWorld2025, won by Thailand’s Suchata Chungsri, it’s worth noting that Sri Lankan actress #MaureenHingert caught global attention back in 1955 as 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe in Long Beach, California. #SriLanka

India’s Gautam Adani, whose Adani Ports is the lead investor in the Colombo West International Terminal alongside John Keells Holdings, is facing a new investigation in the US for allegedly violating sanctions on Iran. wsj.com/business/logis…

Australia announces gifting a patrol craft to the Maldives to enhance its security capabilities. The vessel, which can carry 23 crew and travel 3,000 nautical miles, will be delivered next year. Aus Def Min Richard Marles to visit Colombo tomorrow. minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases…

TRUMP TARIFFS: The New York Times has compiled a list of items that the US relies on most from each of its 140 trading partners. According to the list, Sri Lanka provides 21% of the coconut and other vegetable fibres the US requires. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

SriLankan Airlines’ SriLankan Airlines reconditioned Airbus A330-200 is the world’s most tracked aircraft on Flightradar24 today. The flight, returning from France after refurbishment, is about half an hour behind schedule. flightradar24.com/ALK1202/3aa1cb… #AirbusA330 #SriLanka

UL airshow ends with nearly 10,000 people tracking it on flightradar24

SriLankan Airlines’ new Airbus A330-200 aircraft arrives in Katunayake. #Lka

Flashback: On 4 June 1992, Colombo experienced its worst flooding after a record 493.7 mm of rain fell that day. This amount was equivalent to almost a fifth of the city's average annual rainfall of 2,397 mm. At the time, it was considered a once-in-200-year event.

In a hard-hitting World Environment Day speech, Anura Kumara Dissanayake urged public servants to resign if they can’t deliver. The new administration’s main gripe is with the criminal justice system. AKD wants heads to roll—another impeachment may be on the cards. #runnersinha

Incompetence of the National Police Commission (NPC) exposed: 10 SSPs won favourable Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) rulings for promotion, but the NPC delayed for 10 months—granting the hard-fought elevation only after one had died. NPC Chairman should explain

The President requests a CID investigation to find how he has pardoned a major fraudster. According to the Presidential Secretariat, that name should not have been on the list. The CID will now begin investigating the matter. #Lka

The Weekend Mirror DailyMirror cleverly juxtaposed just retired Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya taking up his UN post in New York with India’s CJ and colleagues pledging to refuse jobs after leaving office, which could also be seen as corruption. Bravo!

MONKEY BUSINESS: Environment Minister Dammika Patabandi says the March 15 nuisance wildlife survey’s on hold because some public data was bananas! Affected farmers, of course, tend to monkey around with pest counts to make the problem seem bigger. A review is underway.

A Singapore-registered container ship, Wan Hai 503, which left Colombo port on June 7 enroute to Nhava Sheva port in Maharashtra has reported an onboard explosion near the Beypore port in Kerala state. Sri Lanka's coast conservation authorities are keeping an eye.