Kilinochchi Magistrate Courts remanded 33 Indian fishermen who were arrested for engaging in illegal bottom trawling near Iranithivu, Kilinochchi till February 5.
The fishermen along with three trawlers were arrested yesterday (26) by the Navy in the early hours and later handed over to officials of the Fisheries department for further legal action.
The arrested fishermen were produced before acting Magistrate S. Sivabalasubramaniyam who issued an order to remand them until February 5.
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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