The Sri Lankan naval forced had boosted operations in Sri Lankan waters to curb illegal fishing practices of Indian Fishing trawlers.
The navy stated that they carried out a special operation yesterday to dispel Indian fishermen which were engaging in illegal fishing activities.
The Navy said that they seized an Indian fishing trawler with three Indian who were fishing in Sri Lankan waters Kovilan Lighthouse, Kareinagar.
The Northern Naval Command deployed a Fast Attack Craft to chase away a group of Indian poaching trawlers, after spotting them the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
Thus, the Navy held an Indian poaching trawler that continued to remain in the island's waters, with 03 Indian fishers and their fishing gears.
The seized trawler together with 03 Indian fishermen was brought to the Kankesanthurai Harbour and they handed over to the Mailadi Fisheries Inspector for legal proceedings.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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