Eleven Indian fishermen who were detained for engaging in illegal bottom trawling in Sri Lankan territorial waters were released today on a humanitarian basis today following a recommendation from the Attorney General department.
The AG's recommendation was conveyed to Delft Magistrate Court today and detained fishermen were released. The released fishermen will be repatriated to their hometown of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu.
The release came in the wake of a scheduled visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis who will be arriving in Colombo later today. (4)
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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