At least seventeen Indian fishermen who were engaged fishing in Srilankan waters North West and South West of Delft Island of Jaffna arrested by Sri Lanka Coast Guard yesterday with the assistance of Navy, a statement from Navy said. Three of their fishing trawlers also seized.
The arrested fishermen along with their trawlers were brought to Kankesanthurai and they were handed over to the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Jaffna for onward legal action.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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