Kayts Magistrate Court released 33 Indian fishermen yesterday after handing them 18 month Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) suspended for five years and three others were further remanded under different charges.
The Indian fishermen were taken into custody by the Navy on March 15 for engaging in bottom trawling in Sri Lankan territorial waters and later handed over authorities for legal action.
Three others including two skippers and another fishermen who was a repeated offender were jailed for six months and one year respectively. So far, eleven Indian fishermen are jailed in courts for engaging in bottom trawling in Sri Lankan territorial waters. (N. Thayalan)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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