Naval personnel attached to Eastern Command yesterday arrested 13 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing with banned nets in the seas off Koduwakattumalai in Pulmudai, Navy said.
During the arrest, 3 dinghy boats, a banned fishing net, 350 kg of fish were taken into naval custody. The arrested suspects along with seized belongings were handed over to the Kuchchaweli police for further investigations.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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